Research Article

Inhibitory Effect of Gamma-Irradiated Chitosan on the Growth of Denitrifiers

Figure 1

Effect of the concentration of raw and γ-irradiated chitosans on the duration of the lag phase (a) and on the specific consumption rates of denitrifiers at the exponential phase (b) ( Δ 𝑡 B l a n k s a m p l e = 2 4  h; 𝜇 B l a n k s a m p l e = 0 . 5 7  h-1; [ C F U / m L ] i n i t i a l = 5 × 1 0 5 ; initial pH = 6.3).
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