Quantification of toxic and inhibitory impact of copper and zinc on mixed cultures of sulfate-reducing bacteria

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 306-312

  Utgikar, Vivek P ^a   Tabak, Henry H ^b   Haines, John R ^b   Govind, Rakesh ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper toxicity inhibition; Heavy metal toxicity; Inhibition; Mathematical modeling; SRB; Zinc toxicity inhibition

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; COPPER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TOXICITY; ZINC;

BIOKINETICS;

BACTERIA;

COPPER; HEAVY METAL; ZINC;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOREACTOR; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METABOLIC RATE; MIXED CELL CULTURE; PROTEIN DENATURATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COPPER; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SEWAGE; SULFATES; SULFUR-REDUCING BACTERIA; ZINC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037420742     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.10575     Document Type: Article

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