A sporulation kinetic model for batch growth of B. thuringiensis

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 903-910

  Rivera, David ^a   Margaritis, Argyrios ^b   De Lasa, Hugo ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

B. thuringiensis growth; B. thuringiensis spore formation; Growth kinetic model

Indexed keywords

BATCH CELL CULTURE; BIOMASS; GROWTH KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EXPONENTIAL BINARY FISSION; MONOD EQUATION; SPORULATION KINETIC MODEL;

BACTERIA;

EID: 0033203762     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450770516     Document Type: Article

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