Bioremediation of methylene blue by Bacillus thuringiensis 4 G1: Application of statistical designs and surface plots for optimization

Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 34-39

  El Sersy, Nermeen A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Methylene blue; Statistical design bioremediation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DYES; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; POLYNOMIAL APPROXIMATION;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; DECOLORIZATION; METHYLENE BLUE; STATISTICAL DESIGN;

BIOREMEDIATION;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

EID: 34848826837     PISSN: 1682296X     EISSN: 16822978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/biotech.2007.34.39     Document Type: Article

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