Specific iron oxidation and cell growth rates of bacteria in batch culture

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 148-155

  Candy, R M ^a   Blight, K R ^a   Ralph, D E ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bio oxidation; Ionic strength; Iron oxidising bacteria; Specific growth rates; Specific substrate utilisation rates

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; BATCH CULTURE; BIO-OXIDATION; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL REPLICATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN; GROWTH MEDIA; IN-CELL; IRON OXIDATION; IRON OXIDISING BACTERIA; OPTICAL PATH; OPTICAL PROBE; REDOX POTENTIALS; SPECIFIC GROWTH RATES; SPECIFIC SUBSTRATE UTILISATION RATES; SUBSTRATE OXIDATION;

BACTERIOLOGY; CELL CULTURE; GROWTH KINETICS; IONIC STRENGTH; OXIDATION; SODIUM; SODIUM SULFATE; SUBSTRATES;

BATCH CELL CULTURE;

EID: 67349264169     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2009.04.013     Document Type: Article

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