Assessment of microbial fatty acid analysis for quantifying mixed culture biomass during batch growth

Water Environment Research

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 484-489

  Werker, A G ^a   Hall, E R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass measurement; Dry weight; Fatty acid extraction; Growth kinetics; Microbial fatty acids; Optical density; Phospholipids; Protein

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; EXTRACTION; GROWTH KINETICS; PROTEINS;

BATCH GROWTH; BIOMASS MEASUREMENT; FATTY ACID EXTRACTION; MICROBIAL FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

FATTY ACIDS;

CYCLOPROPANE; FATTY ACID; LAURIC ACID; MYRISTIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; EXTRACTION; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; WEIGHT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0034234091     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143000X138030     Document Type: Article

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