Abstract
A method to characterise a dynamic microbial consortium is described. By exploiting differences in surface properties between different cells and between cells of different physiological status, it was possible to develop a partition pattern for a mixed culture under different conditions. The separation method used was partition in aqueous two-phase systems and when using a counter current extraction process one could clearly differentiate the partition profile between resting, active and overloaded biomethanation cultures.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 335-341 |
| Journal | Biotechnology Letters |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Industrial Biotechnology
Free keywords
- mixed culture
- distribution
- counter-current
- anaerobic degradation
- aqueous two-phase systems
- partitioning of cells