Chemotaxis of Pseudomonas spp. to the polyaromatic hydrocarbon naphthalene
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A study was conducted on the chemotaxis of naphthalene-degrading bacteria Pseudomonas sp strain NCIB 9816-4 and Pseudomonas putida G7. A modified capillary assay and a drop assay were employed to test the bacteria's chemotactical attraction to naphthalene. Biphenyl was found to be a chemoattractant to Pseudomonas putida G7. Results also show that both Pseudomonas strains were not chemotactic to other polyaromatic hydrocarbons.
Publication Name: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0099-2240
Year: 1997
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Redirection of metabolism for biological hydrogen production
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A selection strategy to isolate strains of purple photosynthetic bacteria in which hydrogen production is necessary for growth and independent of nitrogen fixation is described.
Publication Name: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0099-2240
Year: 2007
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