A kinetic model for microbial growth on
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M. Chakravarty; H. D. Singh; J. N. Baruah
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Article
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1975
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract A kinetic model is presented to explain microbial growth using liquid nβalkanes as substrate. The model is based on the assumption that growth occurs on the soluble alkane and that the metabolite produced by the growing cells helps the dissolution of liquid alkanes in the aqueous medium