Microbial reduction of technetium by Escherichia coli and Desulfovibrio desulfuricans: Enhancement via the use of high-activity strains and effect of process parameters

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 122-130

  Lloyd, J R ^a,c   Thomas, G H ^a,b   Finlay, J A ^a   Cole, J A ^a   Macaskie, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; Immobilized cells; Metal reduction; Radionuclide bioaccumulation; Sulfate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

FORMATE DEHYDROGENASE; TECHNETIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOPROCESS; CATALYSIS; DESULFOVIBRIO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMOBILIZED CELL; NONHUMAN; PH; REDUCTION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BIOREACTORS; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CELL IMMOBILIZATION; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEN; MUTAGENESIS; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTION KINETICS; REDUCTION; TECHNETIUM;

BIOMINERALIZATION; DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFICANS; MICROBIAL REDUCTION; RADIONUCLIDE BIOACCUMULATION; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0032586152     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0290(1999)66:2<122::aid-bit5>3.0.co;2-y     Document Type: Article

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