Parallel processing of substrate correlates with greater functional stability in methanogenic bioreactor communities perturbed by glucose

Authors :: Hashsham, Syed A.
Fernndez, Ana S.
Dollhope, Sherry L.
Dazzo, frank B.
Hickey, Robert f.
Tiedje, James M.
Criddle, Craig S.
Source :: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Sept, 2000, Vol. 66 Issue 9, p4050, 8 p.
Publication Year :: 2000
Abstract: Research demonstrates that methanogenic bioreactor communities composed of different populations of bacteria exhibit functional stability based on their substrate processing type. Parallel substrate processing leads to more stability than serial substrate processing.

Subjects :: Methanobacteriaceae -- Physiological aspects
Bioreactors -- Analysis
Bacterial growth -- Analysis
Glucose -- Physiological aspects
Biological sciences

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