Enrichment of microbial community generating electricity using a fuel-cell-type electrochemical cell

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 672-681

  Kim, B H ^a   Park, H S ^a,b   Kim, H J ^a,c   Kim, G T ^a   Chang, I S ^a   Lee, J ^a   Phung, N T ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Engineering Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^c Korea BioSystems Co   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUEL; RIBOSOME RNA;

MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; RNA GENE; WASTE WATER;

BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; CATALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 1542329064     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-003-1412-6     Document Type: Article

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