Application of self-cycling fermentation technique to the production of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 815-820

  Marchessault, Philippe ^a   Sheppard, John D ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcaligenes eutrophus; Nutrient deprivation; Poly hydroxybutyrate; Self cycling fermentation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE; METABOLITES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; REACTION KINETICS;

ALCALIGENES EUTROPHUS; NUTRIENT DEPRIVATION; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE; SELF CYCLING FERMENTATION;

FERMENTATION;

NITROGEN; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID);

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

ALCALIGENES; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

EID: 0031554913     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19970905)55:5<815::AID-BIT12>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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