%0 Journal Article %T Thiocyanate degradation by pure and mixed cultures of microorganisms %A Souza-Fagundes %A Elaine M. %A Rosa %A Luiz H. %A Gomes %A Newton C.M. %A Santos %A M¨Śrcia H. %A Pimentel %A Patricia F. %J Brazilian Journal of Microbiology %D 2004 %I Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia %R 10.1590/S1517-83822004000300012 %X a mixed culture and a pure bacterial strain (bmv8) were isolated from a bioreactor for thiocyanate treatment. both cultures removed 5 mm of thiocyanate from the medium in 36 hours. the mixed culture was able to tolerate concentrations up to 60 mm. the efficiency of thiocyanate degradation decreased when the cells were immobilized. %K biodegradation %K cyanate %K immobilization %K microorganisms %K thiocyanate. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1517-83822004000300012&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en