Factors affecting the biodegradation of cyanide by Burkholderia cepacia strain C-3

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 274-277

  Adjei, Michael D ^a   Ohta, Yoshiyuki ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Burkholderia cepacia; Cyanide biodegradation; Cyanide utilizing bacteria

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; BACTERIA; CARBON; CYANIDES; ETHANOL; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; GROWTH KINETICS; METHANOL; NITROGEN; PH EFFECTS; WASTE UTILIZATION;

NITROGEN SOURCES;

BIODEGRADATION;

ALCOHOL; COBALT; COPPER ION; CYANIDE; FERROUS ION; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; MANGANESE; MANNOSE; METHANOL; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; PHENOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIODEGRADATION; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH INHIBITION; METABOLIC INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PH; REACTION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033999669     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(00)88833-7     Document Type: Article

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