Trichloroethylene degradation by Methylosinus trichosporium OB3B mutants in a sequencing biofilm reactor

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2655-2664

  Fitch, Mark W ^a   Weissman, Daniel ^b   Phelps, Patricia ^b   Georgiou, George ^b   Speitel Jr , Gerald E ^b  

^a University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Co metabolism; Methanotroph; Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b; Trichloroethylene

Indexed keywords

AIR; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CALCULATIONS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ENZYMES; FILM GROWTH; METHANE; MUTAGENS; POLYMERS;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT STRAINS; CATIONIC COAGULATING POLYMER; CO METABOLISM; METHANOTROPH; METHYLOSINUS TRICHOSPORIUM; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

BIODEGRADATION;

POLYMER; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHYLOSINUS TRICHOSPORIUM; NEGIBACTERIA; TRICHOSPORIUM;

EID: 0030297581     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(96)00178-9     Document Type: Article

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