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Measurement of the Potential Rates of Dissimilatory Nitrate Reduction to Ammonium Based on 14NH4+/15NH4+ Analyses via Sequential Conversion to N2O
Published on: October 7, 2020
The isolation and properties of a denitrifying bacterium of the genus Flavobacterium
Abstract:
A previously undescribed denitrifying bacterium was isolated from soil. The cells are small gram-negative rods, asporogenous, and non-motile. Colonies become yellow after long exposure to light. This colouring is due to the production of a carotenoid pigment. The organism shows no fermenting activity, and grows only in the presence of one of the following electron acceptors: NO2, N2O, and O2. It does not reduce nitrate. It gives a positive oxidase test and has a cytochrome c and catalase. It requires no growth factors, is a chemoorganotroph and uses only sugars as carbon and energy supply. The DNA base composition is 40.8 moles percent GC. Although presenting the physiological characteristics of a pseudomonad, the organism described has been placed in the genus Flavobacterium because of its pigmentation and its low GC percentage.
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