Coupling of Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus methane formation and growth in fed-batch and continuous cultures under different H2 gassing regimens

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 740-749

  De Poorter, Linda M I ^a   Geerts, Wim J ^a   Keltjens, Jan T ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELL CULTURE; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN; METHANE; PROTONS;

ENERGY SOURCES; METHANOGENESIS; PROTON LEAKAGE; THEORETICAL ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN; METHANE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMOSTAT; GROWTH; HYDROGEN; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; FED BATCH REACTOR; HYDROGEN BOND; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMAUTOTROPHICUS; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PROCESS MONITORING; PROTON TRANSPORT; THERMOACIDOPHILIC ARCHAEON;

AUTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CULTURE MEDIA; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN; METHANE; METHANOBACTERIACEAE;

METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMAUTOTROPHICUS;

EID: 33846938986     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01885-06     Document Type: Article

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