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The regulatory role of phosphate in the metabolism of N-hexadecane by Pseudomonas aeruginosa /

Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 9027 grew in a chemically defined medium with n-hexadecane or glucose, 0.5% (v/v or w/v, respectively), as the sole carbon source, and the K$ sb2$HPO$ sb4$, concentration was either 0.6 mM or 2.3 mM with both carbon sources. Only cells grown on n-hexadecane and 0.6 mM K$ sb2$HPO$ sb4$ produced pyocyanine. The variable lag period associated with cells grown on n-hexadecane was regulated by the state of the inoculating culture, grown on glucose and 2.3 mM K$ sb2$HPO$ sb4$. It was found that organic phosphate was more prevalent in cells grown on both phosphate concentrations with glucose and the high phosphate concentration with n-hexadecane, than it was for the low phosphate, n-hexadecane grown cells. The inorganic phosphate levels remained low under all conditions, decreasing as the cell culture became older. The inorganic polyphosphate level remained stable for all conditions, except in the high phosphate, n-hexadecane grown cells, where there was an increase.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.59233
Date January 1989
CreatorsSuchorski, Anna M. (Anna Margaret)
PublisherMcGill University
Source SetsLibrary and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
Formatapplication/pdf
CoverageMaster of Science (Department of Microbiology.)
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Relationalephsysno: 001069733, proquestno: AAIMM63405, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest.

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