Bacterial dynamics of biofilm development during toluene degradation by Burkholderia vietnamiensis G4 in a gas phase membrane bioreactor

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1028-1033

  Kumar, Amit ^a   Dewulf, Jo ^a   Van De Wiele, Tom ^a   Van Langenhove, Herman ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Cell viability; CLSM; Membrane bioreactor; Microbial biofilm; Toluene; VOC

Indexed keywords

TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA VIETNAMIENSIS; CELL ADHESION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GAS PHASE MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MICROFLUOROMETRY; NONHUMAN; STAINING;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; BURKHOLDERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; GASES; TOLUENE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA VIETNAMIENSIS;

EID: 70849113204     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.0811.634     Document Type: Article

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