Open AccessGrowth and stability of ethene‐utilizing bacteria on compost at very low substrate concentrations
Author(s) -
Ginkel C.G.,
Welten H.G.J.,
Bont J.A.M.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1987.tb02340.x
Subject(s) - compost , bacteria , substrate (aquarium) , chemistry , food science , environmental chemistry , biology , agronomy , ecology , genetics
Ethene‐utilising micro‐organisms on compost may be applied in a packed bed to scrub the plant hormone ethene from air. Ethene at the concentrations tested (50–200 vpm) supported growth of micro‐organisms present in compost and also of ethene‐grown Mycobacterium E3 cells immobilised on compost.