The effect of carbon sources on the settling behaviour of flocculent strains of Zymomonas mobilis

Bioseparation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 229-232

  López, Jorge A ^a,b,c,d   Calazans, Glícia M T ^a,b,c,d   Silveira, Mauncio M ^a,b,c,d   Jonas, Rainer ^a,b,c,d   Lopes, Carlos E ^a,b,c,d  

^a Centra de Desenvolvimento Biotecnolôgico   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d Ctro Desenvolvimento Biotecnologico   (Brazil)

Author keywords

flocculation; sedimentation; settling; Zymomonas mobilis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELLS; FLOCCULATION; SEDIMENTATION; SUGARS; YEAST;

BIOSEPARATION; CARBON SOURCE; CELL HARVESTING; FLOCCULENT STRAIN; ZYMOMONAS MOBILIS;

SEPARATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ZYMOMONAS MOBILIS;

EID: 0030206980     PISSN: 0923179X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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