Thermodynamics of microbial growth coupled to metabolism of glucose, ethanol, short-chain organic acids, and hydrogen

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1907-1909

  Roden, Eric E ^a   Jin, Qusheng ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH YIELD; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; REDOX METABOLISM; SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENT;

ETHANOL; GLUCOSE; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

METABOLISM;

ALCOHOL; CARBOXYLIC ACID; GLUCOSE; HYDROGEN;

ESTER; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; GROWTH RATE; HYDROGEN; LITERATURE REVIEW; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC ACID; RESPIRATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; THERMODYNAMICS;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; ENERGY METABOLISM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; THERMODYNAMICS;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ETHANOL; GLUCOSE; HYDROGEN; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 79953232381     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02425-10     Document Type: Article

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