Open AccessInfluence of nutrient solution on Al‐tolerance of Pseudomonas sp.
Author(s) -
Illmer P,
Schinner F
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1999.tb13373.x
Subject(s) - pseudomonas , phosphorus , microorganism , bacteria , nutrient , biology , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , food science , ecology , organic chemistry , genetics
Using a soil bacterium ( Pseudomonas sp.), the influence of different levels of aluminium included in nutrient solutions before and after autoclaving and the influence of phosphorus addition on growth of the bacterium were investigated. Both phosphorus addition (350 μM) and Al‐application before autoclaving caused a distinct decrease in Al‐availability and thus an apparent increase in Al‐tolerance, both effects adding up in a linear fashion. The Weibull function was shown to be well suited to describe toxic effects of Al on the microorganism under investigation.