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SPORE COUNTS OF THERMOPHILIC AEROBIC BACTERIA IN SOIL
Author(s) -
FIELDS M. L.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1972.tb02750.x
Subject(s) - spore , thermophile , temperate climate , subtropics , tropics , bacteria , organic matter , biology , food science , boiling , botany , chemistry , ecology , organic chemistry , genetics
Soil from four temperature zones (temperate, subtropics, tropics and desert) were analyzed for spores of thermophilic aerobic sporeforming bacteria. Spore counts (incubated at 65°C for 24 hr after boiling for 30 min) were positively correlated with soil pH and organic matter (in one set of samples). When all data were considered, soil pH was positively correlated (P < 0.01) with spore counts.