ISSN:
1573-0972
Keywords:
Ammonia
;
cyanide
;
nitrogen source
;
Rhodotorula rubra
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Abstract The viability of the yeast Rhodotorula rubra, isolated from liquid samples of gold-mine effluents, was not affected by the presence of 11.52 mM cyanide. The yeast was able to utilize ammonia, generated from abiotic cyanide degradation in the presence of reducing sugars, in aerobic culture at pH 9.0. These physiological characteristics encourage studies with mixed cultures of cyanide-degrading organisms, using this yeast as an assimilator of ammonia.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00367114
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