Chemical composition and activity of a biofilm during the start-up of an airlift reactor

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 105-111

  Lopes, F A ^a   Vieira, M J ^a   Melo, L F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Airlift reactor; Biofilm; Biofilm activity; Biofilm composition; Pseudomonas fluorescens

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; COMPOSITION; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS;

BIOFILM AIRLIFT SUSPENSION REACTORS; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

BIOFILMS;

BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 0033928536     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2000.0433     Document Type: Conference Paper

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