Operation of mixed-culture immobilized cell reactors for the metabolism of meta- and para-nitrobenzoate by Comamonas Sp. JS46 and Comamonas Sp. JS47

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-27

  Goodall, Jennifer L ^a   Thomas, Stuart M ^b   Spain, Jim C ^c   Peretti, Steven W ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Comomonas; Immobilized mixed culture; Nitrobenzoates

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT; CARBON; CELL CULTURE; CELL IMMOBILIZATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOREMEDIATION; ISOMERS; NITROBENZOATES;

BIOREACTORS;

NITROBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL METABOLISM; GROWTH INHIBITION; IMMOBILIZED CELL; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SOIL TREATMENT; TECHNIQUE;

COMAMONAS;

EID: 0032486566     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19980705)59:1<21::AID-BIT4>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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