Stabilization of freeze-dried Thiobacillus thiooxidans cells as a bacterial deodorant for removal of hydrogen sulfide

Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 213-215

  Kurosawa, Hiroshi ^a   Endo, Shuichi ^a   Hirano, Takahiro ^a   Nakamura, Kazuo ^a   Amano, Yoshifumi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

deodorant; freeze dry; storage stability; sulfide; Thiobacillus thiooxidans

Indexed keywords

BATCH CELL CULTURE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; LOW TEMPERATURE DRYING; OXIDATION; POLYSACCHARIDES; SUGAR (SUCROSE); THERMAL EFFECTS;

FREEZE DRIED CELLS; STORAGE STABILITY; THIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS;

BACTERIA;

DEODORANT AGENT; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; FREEZE DRYING; OXIDATION; STORAGE; TEMPERATURE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); THIOBACILLUS;

EID: 0030896213     PISSN: 0922338X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0922-338X(97)83587-8     Document Type: Article

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