Review of procaryote metabolism in view of modeling microbial adaptation from fast growth to starvation conditions

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 517-532

  Lavallee B ^a   Lessard, P ^a   Vanrolleghem, P A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Cell death; Growth rate; Maintenance; Metabolism; Modeling; Regulation

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CELLS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYMES;

AEROBIC CONDITIONS; GROWTH MECHANISM; PROCARYOTE METABOLISM;

MICROORGANISMS;

EID: 32144436886     PISSN: 14962551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/s04-074     Document Type: Review

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