"Bactericidal" property of seawater: death or debilitation?
Coliform colony-forming units in sewage-contaminated seawater were observed to decrease rapidly with time in water that was collected from St. John's Harbour, Newfoundland, and isolated in dialysis bags; this confirms observations made in warmer climates. Adenosine 5'-triphosphate biomass,...
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crasmicro:10.1128/aem.35.5.829-833.1978 2024-04-07T07:54:09+00:00 "Bactericidal" property of seawater: death or debilitation? Dawe, L L Penrose, W R 1978 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.35.5.829-833.1978 https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/aem.35.5.829-833.1978 en eng American Society for Microbiology https://journals.asm.org/non-commercial-tdm-license Applied and Environmental Microbiology volume 35, issue 5, page 829-833 ISSN 0099-2240 1098-5336 Ecology Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Food Science Biotechnology journal-article 1978 crasmicro https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.35.5.829-833.1978 2024-03-08T00:23:06Z Coliform colony-forming units in sewage-contaminated seawater were observed to decrease rapidly with time in water that was collected from St. John's Harbour, Newfoundland, and isolated in dialysis bags; this confirms observations made in warmer climates. Adenosine 5'-triphosphate biomass, however, did not decline, nor did the particle size distribution of radioactively labeled coliforms change. It was observed that the coliforms were not killed by seawater but were debilitated to the extent that they would not form colonies on selective media. However, they recovered and grew on nutrient agar made with seawater. The adenosine 5'-triphosphate content per cell apparently did not decline during debilitation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland ASM Journals (American Society for Microbiology) St. John's Harbour ENVELOPE(-62.798,-62.798,58.467,58.467) Applied and Environmental Microbiology 35 5 829 833 |
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Coliform colony-forming units in sewage-contaminated seawater were observed to decrease rapidly with time in water that was collected from St. John's Harbour, Newfoundland, and isolated in dialysis bags; this confirms observations made in warmer climates. Adenosine 5'-triphosphate biomass, however, did not decline, nor did the particle size distribution of radioactively labeled coliforms change. It was observed that the coliforms were not killed by seawater but were debilitated to the extent that they would not form colonies on selective media. However, they recovered and grew on nutrient agar made with seawater. The adenosine 5'-triphosphate content per cell apparently did not decline during debilitation. |
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"Bactericidal" property of seawater: death or debilitation? |
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"Bactericidal" property of seawater: death or debilitation? |
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"Bactericidal" property of seawater: death or debilitation? |
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