Immobilisation of whole bacterial cells for anaerobic biotransformations

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 352-357

  Raihan, S ^a,b   Ahmed, N ^a,b   Macaskie, L E ^a   Lloyd, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ALGINATES; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DIALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FORMIC ACIDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NITRITES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYURETHANES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030927296     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530050939     Document Type: Article

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