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Growth of Mycobacterium paraffinicum on Low Concentrations of Ethane in Soils
Author(s) -
Brisbane P. G.,
Ladd J. N.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1972.tb03747.x
Subject(s) - soil water , environmental chemistry , chemistry , zoology , mineralogy , environmental science , soil science , biology
S ummary : Growth in soils of Mycobacterium paraffinicum with 0, 5, 15, 45 and 270 p/m of ethane was assayed by adding ethane‐1,2‐ 14 C and measuring the 14 CO 2 produced. With < 45 p/m of ethane the lag period lasted several months. Differences in growth associated with different soils suggest that the microbial method of oil prospecting is unlikely to be commercially successful.