Original scientific paper

Growth and Changes of Streptomycetes in Nutritious Media with Toluene

Dunja Grbić ; Hrvatska
Ignac Munjko ; Hrvatska

Abstract

By adding various quantities of toluene to media for streptomycetes, it was established that the streptomycetes isolated from polluted river- water and from seawater were highly resistant to effects of toluene; all of them grew even at the highest concentration of the compound — 10°/o (v/v); their abilities to decompose cellulose and liquefy gelatine were not changed much, but on the medium with toluene they were highly de- pigmented, possibily owing to the toluene-effects upon the cell-membrane. The depigmentation had no permanent charcter. As many as 10 out of II strains grew in the mineral solution with toluene as the sole carbon- source, which means that they could decompose the aromatic hydrocarbon. probably due to adaptations to the habitant they were isolated from.

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Hrčak ID:

158209

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/158209

Publication date:

31.12.1977.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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