Selective enrichment and production of highly urease active bacteria by non-sterile (open) chemostat culture

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1095-1104

  Cheng, Liang ^a   Cord Ruwisch, Ralf ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Biocementation; Chemostat; Non sterile; Soil stabilization; Urease

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; INDUSTRIAL ENZYME; MOLASSES; UREA; UREASE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMOSTAT; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PH; SPOROSARCINA PASTEURII; YEAST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPOROSARCINA PASTEURII;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOREACTORS; CULTURE MEDIA; FERMENTATION; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE; UREA; UREASE;

EID: 84884356963     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-013-1310-6     Document Type: Article

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