Kinetic evidence for pentachlorophenol-dependent growth of a dehalogenating population in a pentachlorophenol- and acetate-fed methanogenic culture

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 420-429

  Stuart, Sheryl L ^a   Woods, Sandra L ^a  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic mixed culture; Dechlorinating bacteria; Firstorder kinetics; Methanogenic culture; Pentachlorophenol

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; GROWTH KINETICS; IRON COMPOUNDS; METHANOGENS; PH; PLATINUM; REACTION KINETICS;

IRON SULFIDE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; VOLATILE SUSPENDED SOLIDS (VSS);

CELL CULTURE;

ACETIC ACID; PENTACHLOROPHENOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; KINETICS; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN;

ACETATES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHLORINE; HALOGENS; KINETICS; METHANOMICROBIACEAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0032549159     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19980220)57:4<420::AID-BIT5>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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