Influence of Lack of CO 2 on Anaerobic Bacteria: a Quick Method To Verify the Absence of CO 2

ABSTRACT Since CO 2 is carbonic acid gas, it will decrease the pH if added to water. Therefore, a simple test can determine whether CO 2 is present in a gas mixture. If the pH of gassed water does not change significantly, then CO 2 is not present in the gas.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Main Authors: Killam, Robbin L., Barenfanger, Joan, Cox, Mike
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2003
Subjects:
Microbiology (medical)
Carbonic acid
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jcm.41.5.2201-2002.2003
https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/JCM.41.5.2201-2002.2003
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Summary:ABSTRACT Since CO 2 is carbonic acid gas, it will decrease the pH if added to water. Therefore, a simple test can determine whether CO 2 is present in a gas mixture. If the pH of gassed water does not change significantly, then CO 2 is not present in the gas.

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