Preparation of encapsulated microbial cells for environmental applications
Journal Article
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· Applied and Environmental Microbiology; (United States)
OSTI ID:5691462
- Univ. of Idaho, Moscow (United States)
An improved method for the encapsulation of bacteria into microspheres of alginate, agarose, or polyurethane is described. Cell suspensions were passed through a low-pressure nozzle into an aqueous phase where matrix polymerization or gelation yielded beads 2 to 50 {mu}m in diameter. Trials with a chlorophenol-degrading Flavobacterium species showed that cells entrapped by these procedures were as catabolically active as free cells. These types of beads should have numerous applications in the fields of environmental science and engineering.
- OSTI ID:
- 5691462
- Journal Information:
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology; (United States), Vol. 58:2; ISSN 0099-2240
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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