Kinetics of mercury reduction by Serratia marcescens mercuric reductase expressed by Pseudomonas putida strains

Engineering in Life Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 415-424

  Schneider, M ^a   Deckwer, W D ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CATALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME KINETICS; EXTRACTION; MERCURY (METAL); MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; PURIFICATION; REACTION KINETICS; REDUCTION;

BROAD SPECTRUM MERCURY RESISTANCE; MERCURY REDUCTION; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; REDUCTION RATES; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURIC NITRATE; MERCURY; MERCURY SULFIDE; PHENYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; KINETICS; MERCURY; MICROORGANISM; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; INHIBITION KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NONHUMAN; PH; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; REDUCTION KINETICS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; THERMOSTABILITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 28644445938     PISSN: 16180240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.200520099     Document Type: Article

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