New protocol for the rapid quantification of exopolysaccharides in continuous culture systems of acidophilic bioleaching bacteria

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 371-378

  Michel, Caroline ^a   Bény, Claire ^a   Delorme, Fabian ^a   Poirier, Laurence ^a   Spolaore, Pauline ^a   Morin, Dominique ^a   D'Hugues, Patrick ^a  

^a BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Acidophilic bacterial consortium; ATR FTIR; Bioleaching; Exopolysaccharides; Laboratory scale continuous bioreactors; Modified phenol sulphuric acid method

Indexed keywords

ACIDOPHILIC BACTERIAL CONSORTIUM; ATR-FTIR; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LABORATORY-SCALE CONTINUOUS BIOREACTORS; MODIFIED PHENOL/SULPHURIC ACID METHOD;

ACIDS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCONVERSION; BIOLEACHING; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; POROUS MATERIALS; PYRITES; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGARS;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

ACIDOPHILY; BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; FILTRATION; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; IRON; PH; POLYSACCHARIDE; PYRITE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUGAR;

BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL; IRON; PHENOL; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; SULFIDES; SULFURIC ACIDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 59449089031     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1824-4     Document Type: Article

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