Oxygen consumption by Desulfovibrio strains with and without polyglucose
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NADH oxidase activity is present in Desulfovibrio salexigens Mast1 and in a number of other Desulfovibrio strains. The presence of polyglucose in cells in D. salexigens Mast1 prolonged NADH oxidase activity. These were the key findings in a study of the kinetics of oxygen reduction by D. salexigens Mast1 and the role of polyglucose in the activity. Oxidation rates were found to be highest at air saturation and declined with decreasing oxygen concentrations.
Publication Name: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0099-2240
Year: 1998
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Characterization of microbial communities found in the human vagina by analysis of terminal restriction fragment length polymorphisms of 16S rRNA genes
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A cultivation-independent approach based on analyses of terminal restriction fragment length polymorphisms (T-RFLP) of 16S rRNA genes is developed and validated to define and monitor the structure of microbial communities found in the human vagina. The results have shown that T-RFLP of 16S rRNA genes can be used to compare vaginal microbial communities and gain information about the numerically dominant populations that are present.
Publication Name: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0099-2240
Year: 2005
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