Scale-up of biopesticide production processes using wastewater sludge as a raw material

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 545-552

  Yezza, A ^a   Tyagi, R D ^a   Valero J R ^b   Surampalli, R Y ^c   Smith, J ^c  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Entomotoxicity; Protease; Sporulation; Wastewater sludge

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOREACTOR; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE; GEOMETRY; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; SCALE UP; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOREACTORS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FERMENTATION; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SEWAGE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

EID: 12944297132     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-004-0176-z     Document Type: Article

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