Distribution and Capacity for Utilization of Lower Fatty Acids of Phototrophic Purple Nonsulfur Bacteria in Wastewater Environments

Microbes and Environments

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 135-143

  Okubo, Yoko ^a   Futamata, Hiroyuki ^a   Hiraishi, Akira ^a  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

lower fatty acids; oxygen uptake; photosynthetic sludge; phototrophic purple non sulfur bacteria; wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748777459     PISSN: 13426311     EISSN: 13474405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.20.135     Document Type: Article

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