The purpose of this study was to search for the substrates utilized by Azotobacter vinelandii in dialysed soil media. Also, we sought to determine the relationship between these substrates and the growth and morphological variations of A. vinelandii. p-Hydroxybenzoic acid was shown to be used as the carbon and energy source by A. vinelandii in dialysed soil medium. The amount of this compound in the soil dialysed soil medium ranged from 14 to 21 micrograms per gram of soil. In a dialysed soil medium, p-hydroxybenzoic acid induced A. vinelandii to form minute bodies, similar to the filtrable forms reported by Gonzalez and Vela, although no growth of minute bodies was detected.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc663192 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Wu, Fang Jy |
| Contributors | Vela, G. Roland, 1927-, Chen, Young C., Johansson, Karl R. |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vi, 41 leaves: ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Wu, Fang Jy, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights |
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