F. Volkering et al., EFFECT OF MICROORGANISMS ON THE BIOAVAILABILITY AND BIODEGRADATION OFCRYSTALLINE NAPHTHALENE, Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 40(4), 1993, pp. 535-540
Bacterial growth on crystalline naphthalene was measured and found to
be related tot he dissolution rate of the substrate. No evidence for e
nhancement of substrate availability due to bacterial influence could
be detected. Using a model based on dissolution kinetics for substrate
availability and Monod kinetics for bacterial growth it was possible
to simulate bacterial growth on naphthalene. This model is widely appl
icable for growth of micro-organisms on poorly water-soluble substrate
s and can easily be adapted to a more complex system such as microbial
growth on substrates adsorbed to matrices.