Degradation of toluene by a mixed population of archetypal aerobes, microaerophiles, and denitrifiers: Laboratory sand column experiment and multispecies biofilm model formulation

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 290-301

  Kim, Hyun Su ^a,b   Jaffé, Peter R ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorescent in situ hybridization; Microaerophilic bacteria; Multispecies biofilm; Nitrate enhanced degradation; Toluene

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

FLUORESCENT IN-SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROAEROPHILIC BACTERIA; MULTISPECIES BIOFILM; NITRATE ENHANCED DEGRADATION;

TOLUENE;

NITRATE; OXYGEN; TOLUENE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

AEROBE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; CELL COUNT; DEGRADATION; DENITRIFYER; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RALSTONIA PICKETTII; SIMULATION; STEADY STATE; THAUERA AROMATICA; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE;

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

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; NITRATES; SILICON DIOXIDE; TOLUENE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 38449087963     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.21574     Document Type: Article

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