Growth of Rhodopseudomonas palustris strain B1 in sago starch processing wastewater

Studies in Environmental Science

Volumn 66, Issue C, 1997, Pages 335-348

  Vikineswary, S ^a   Getha, K ^a   Maheswary, S ^a   Chong, V C ^a   Shaliza, I ^a   Sastry, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Anaerobic light culture; Microbial pigments; Phototrophic bacteria; Rhodopseudomonas palustris; Sago effluent

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849016791     PISSN: 01661116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-1116(97)80054-4     Document Type: Article

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