Applications of Biofilm Reactors for Production of Value-Added Products by Microbial Fermentation

Biofilms in the Food Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 167-190

  Demirci, Ali ^a   Pongtharangkul, Thunyarat ^b   Pometto, Anthony L ^c  

^a University Park   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Application of biofilm reactors; Biofilm formation; Biofilm structure; Microbial fermentation; Microbial film

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889409373     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470277782.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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