Spatial distribution and physiological state of bacteria in a sand column experiment during the biodegradation of toluene

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2089-2100

  Kim, Hyun su ^a   Jaffé, Peter R ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial physiology; Competition; Culturable cells; Physiological stress; Toluene; Viable cells

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; GROWTH KINETICS; POROUS MATERIALS; SUBSTRATES; TOLUENE;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; CULTURABLE CELLS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; VIABLE CELLS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

TOLUENE;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; GROWTH KINETICS; POROUS MATERIALS; SOIL SURVEYS; SUBSTRATES; TOLUENE;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SAND; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOLUENE; TOXICITY; VIABILITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOMASS; CARBON SOURCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RALSTONIA PICKETTII; THAUERA AROMATICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RALSTONIA PICKETTII; THAUERA AROMATICA;

EID: 34247164711     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.02.018     Document Type: Article

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