Effects of mixed nitrogen sources on biodegradation of phenol by immobilized Acinetobacter sp. strain W-17

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 8-12

  Abd El Haleem, Desouky ^a   Beshay, Usama ^a   Abdelhamid, Abdou O ^b   Moawad, Hassan ^c   Zaki, Sahar ^a  

^a Universities and Research centers District   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter; Ammonium; Biodegradation; Ca alginate; Immobilization; Nitrate; Phenol

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CALCIUM ALGINATE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PHENOL;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIODEGRADATION; CELL SUSPENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; IMMOBILIZED CELL; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; REACTION TIME; SIMULATION; WASTE WATER;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 3042560798     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb2003.000-1002     Document Type: Article

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