Detachment and emission of airborne bacteria in gas-phase biofilm reactors

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 707-714

  Zilli, Mario ^a,b   Camogli, Gianluca ^b   Nicolella, Cristiano ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerca di Monitoraggio Ambientale CIMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allochthonous bacteria; Autochthonous bacteria; Benzene; Biodegradation; Biofiltration

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GASES; SHEAR STRESS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

AIRBORNE BACTERIA; ALLOCHTHONOUS BACTERIA; AUTOCHTHONOUS BACTERIA; BIOFILTRATION;

BACTERIA;

BENZENE;

AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; BIOREACTOR; GAS; GAS FLOW; PSEUDOMONAS; SHEAR STRESS;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BENZENE; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; FILTRATION; GASES;

SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 24644491192     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20571     Document Type: Article

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