A novel porous nylon biocarrier for immobilized bacteria

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 4659-4662

  Heitkamp, Michael A ^a   Stewart, William P ^a  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 NITROPHENOL; MERCURY; NYLON; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029860004     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.12.4659-4662.1996     Document Type: Article

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