Repeated fed-batch operations for microbial detoxification of mercury using wild-type and recombinant mercury-resistant bacteria

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 64, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 219-230

  Chang, Jo Shu ^a   Chao, Yun Peng ^a   Law, Wen Shing ^a  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mercury detoxification; Mercury resistant bacteria; Repeated fed batch

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BATCH CELL CULTURE; CHEMICAL OPERATIONS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MERCURY (METAL); MICROBIOLOGY; TOXICITY;

MERCURY DETOXIFICATION; MERCURY RESISTANT BACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REPEATED FED BATCH;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

MERCURY;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CELL GROWTH; CHEMOSTAT; DETOXIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MERCURY; PLASMIDS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0032497727     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(98)00112-6     Document Type: Article

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