Hydrogen transfer between methanogens and fermentative heterotrophs in hyperthermophilic cocultures

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 268-278

  Muralidharan, V ^a   Rinker, K D ^c   Hirsh, I S ^a   Bouwer, E J ^b   Kelly, R M ^c  

^a Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^c Campus Box 7908   (United States)

Author keywords

Coculture; Hydrogen transfer; Hyperthermophiles; Methanococcus jannaschii; Thermotoga maritima

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCONVERSION; CYTOLOGY; DIALYSIS MEMBRANES; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES; HYDROGEN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METABOLISM; METHANOGENS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

COCULTURES; HYDROGEN TRANSFER; HYPERTHERMOPILES; METHANOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; THERMOTOGA MARITIMA;

CELL CULTURE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CALCULATION; CELL DENSITY; CYTOMETRY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PROTON TRANSPORT; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

EID: 0031555167     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19971105)56:3<268::AID-BIT4>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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