Growth kinetics of microbial colonisation of porous media

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-38

  Du Plessis, C A ^a,b   Senior, E ^a   Hughes, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURE MEDIUM; MICROBIAL GROWTH;

COLONIZATION; GROWTH KINETICS; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; MICROBIAL TRANSPORT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 0031971992     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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