ISSN:
1574-6968
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The kinetics of bacterial adherence to hexadecane were measured using disposable polystyrene cuvettes. The rate of adherence was exponential, and was itself linearly dependent on the water:hexadecane ratio employed. The dependency of the rate of adherence on the water:hexadecane ratio, termed the removal coefficient, varied from 4.7 min−1 for Streptococcus pyogenes to 72 min−1 for Acinetobacter calcoaceticus. The removal coefficient of Serratia marcescens was a function of growth temperature, 48 min−1 following growth at 30°C as opposed to 5.8 min−1 for 35°C-grown cells.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.1986.tb01679.x
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