Comparison of energy and growth yields for Desulfitobacterium dehalogenans during utilization of chlorophenol and various traditional electron acceptors

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 352-355

  Mackiewicz, M ^a   Wiegel, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; ACETIC ACID; CHLOROPHENOL; FORMIC ACID; FUMARIC ACID; LACTIC ACID; NITRATE; PYRUVIC ACID; SULFITE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DECHLORINATION; DEHALOGENATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; STOICHIOMETRY; SULFUR BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFITOBACTERIUM DEHALOGENANS;

EID: 0031985452     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.1.352-355.1998     Document Type: Article

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