The role of hydrogen mass transfer for the growth kinetics of Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum in batch and chemostat cultures

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 246-251

  Jud, G ^a   Schneider, K ^a   Bachofen, R ^a  

^a Institute of Plant Biology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dissolved hydrogen; Fe2+ limitation; Gas to liquid mass transfer; Growth yield; Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum; Substrate affinity constant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOMASS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANOBACTERIUM THERMOAUTOTROPHICUM; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMAUTOTROPHICUS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031449756     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900461     Document Type: Article

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