Growth rate of Sphaerotilus in a thermally polluted environment.

Applied microbiology ·Vol. 19 ·No. 1 ·1970-01-00 ·Pages 100-2

Bott TL, Brock TD

Abstract

In situ growth of Sphaerotilus on microscope slides immersed in a thermally polluted stream was studied. Ultraviolet radiation was used to differentiate between passive attachment of organisms from the water and growth of the organisms on the slides. Colonization of the slides in this environment took place solely by means of swarmer cells. A generation time of 2.3 hr was obtained at a water temperature of 18-22 C.

MeSH Terms

Bacteriological Techniques Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria/growth & development Hot Temperature Time Factors Water Microbiology Water Pollution

Authors & Affiliations

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Bott T L

Brock T D

References (4)

4 references, click to expand

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Article Info

Journal

Applied microbiology

Abbr.

Appl Microbiol

ISSN

0003-6919

DOI

10.1128/am.19.1.100-102.1970

Published

1970-01-00

Pages

100-2

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

7605802

PMCID

PMC376617

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/am.19.1.100-102.1970 PMC Full Text

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