Successful operation of continuous reactors at short retention times results in high-density, fast-rate Dehalococcoides dechlorinating cultures

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2729-2737

  Delgado, Anca G ^a,b   Fajardo Williams, Devyn ^a,c   Popat, Sudeep C ^a   Torres, César I ^a,c   Krajmalnik Brown, Rosa ^a,c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Chemostat; Dehalococcoides; Geobacter; Microbial community management; Organohalide respiration

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMOSTATS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DECHLORINATION; ETHYLENE; MICROORGANISMS; REACTION KINETICS;

CONTINUOUS CULTIVATION; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; DEHALOCOCCOIDES; GEOBACTER; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; INFLUENT CONCENTRATIONS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; ORGANOHALIDE RESPIRATION;

BATCH REACTORS;

BICARBONATE; ETHYLENE; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VINYL CHLORIDE;

BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; DECHLORINATION; ETHYLENE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CELL DENSITY; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; DECHLORINATION; DEHALOCOCCOIDES; DEHALOCOCCOIDES MCCARTYI; ELECTRON; METHANOGEN; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION;

BICARBONATES; BIOREACTORS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHLORINE; CHLOROFLEXI; CULTURE MEDIA; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HYDROGEN; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; TIME FACTORS; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

EID: 84903374920     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5263-5     Document Type: Article

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