Vibrating membrane filtration for recovery and concentration of insect killing nematodes

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 235-240

  Wilson, J A ^a   Postlethwaite, J ^a   Pearce, J D ^b   Leach, G ^c   Lye, G J ^a   Ayazi Shamlou, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Microbio Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c PALL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross flow filtration; Nematodes; Vibrating membrane filtration (VMF)

Indexed keywords

DETERGENTS; FERMENTATION; INSECTICIDES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WASTES;

VIBRATING MEMBRANE FILTERS (VMF);

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE;

DETERGENT; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DISSOLUTION; FERMENTATION; FLOW RATE; INSECT KILLING NEMATODE; LIQUID CULTURE; MEMBRANE FILTER; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PRESSURE; SHEAR FLOW; VIBRATING MEMBRANE FILTRATION;

ANIMALS; FERMENTATION; FILTRATION; INSECTS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; NEMATODA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; VIBRATION;

INSECTA; NEMATODA;

EID: 0038377179     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.10665     Document Type: Article

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