Quantitative determination of the spatial distribution of microbial growth kinetics within alginate beads using an image analysis technique

Biotechnology Techniques

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 927-930

  Condron, Peter ^a   McLoughlin, Aiden J ^a   Upton, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alginate; Growth kinetics; Image analysis; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE BEAD; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOMASS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMOBILIZED BIOMASS; MICROBIAL KINETICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM;

EID: 0033378904     PISSN: 0951208X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008914429652     Document Type: Article

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