Sustainable hydrogen production in the Cyanobacterium Nostoc sp. ARM 411 grown in fructose- and magnesium sulphate-enriched culture

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 289-292

  Dawar, Sangeeta ^a,b   Mohanty, P ^a   Behera, B K ^b  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Fructose; Hydrogen production; MgSO4; Nostoc

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC CELL CULTURE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUCTOSE; HYDROGEN; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NITROGEN;

NOSTOC;

EID: 0032829816     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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