Review: Direct and indirect electrical stimulation of microbial metabolism

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3921-3931

  Thrash, J Cameron ^a   Coates, John D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; METABOLISM; OXYGEN; TOXICITY;

ELECTRON DONOR; METABOLIC STIMULATION;

MICROORGANISMS;

OXYGEN;

CULTIVATION; METABOLISM; MICROORGANISMS; OXYGEN; TOXICITY;

BIOREACTOR; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROKINESIS; ELECTRON; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

BIOENERGY; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; FERMENTATION; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION CONTROL; REVIEW; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOREACTORS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 44449129578     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es702668w     Document Type: Review

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