A study of ATP and biodegradation as a measure of bacterial activity in an anaerobic fluidized bed bioreactor

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 403-415

  Imbeault, Nathalie ^a   Paquet, Marcel ^a   Côté, Raynald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

adenosine triphosphate; anaerobic; bacteria; biofilm; bioluminescence; fluidized bed; whey permeate

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DEGRADATION KINETICS; ENTEROBACTER FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; LACTOSE; METHANOTHRIX; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; PSEUDOMONAS CALCOACETICUS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS COHNII; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HOMINIS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYMES; SUGARS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; WHEY PERMEATE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHANOSAETA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA SP.; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS COHNII; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HOMINIS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 0031871585     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.1998.023     Document Type: Article

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