Examination of reproducibility in microbiological degradation experiments

Biodegradation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 65-82

  Sommer, Helle M ^a   Spliid, Henrik ^a   Holst, Helle ^a   Arvin, Erik ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Model reduction; Monod model; Nonlinear parameter estimation; Pure culture; Repeated batch experiments; Toluene degradation

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION;

BACTERIA; BATCH CELL CULTURE; BIOMASS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REDUCTION; STATISTICAL METHODS; TOLUENE;

MICROBIOLOGICAL DEGRADATION; MODEL REDUCTION; MONOD MODEL;

BIODEGRADATION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PSEUDOMONAS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOLUENE;

EID: 0031667818     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008215914179     Document Type: Article

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