Fundamentals of dark hydrogen fermentations: Multiple pathways and enzymes

State of the Art and Progress in Production of Biohydrogen

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 94-111

  Hallenbeck, Patrick C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.2174/978160805224011201010094     Document Type: Chapter

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