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Some Observations on the Colony Morphology of ‘Corroding Bacilli’
Author(s) -
Robinson J. V. A.,
James A. L.
Publication year - 1974
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.1365-2672.1974.tb00419.x
Subject(s) - bacilli , colony morphology , anaerobic exercise , biology , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , inoculation , physiology , horticulture , genetics
S ummary . Pitting, spreading and domed colonies of strictly anaerobic and facultatively anaerobic strains of ‘corroding bacilli’were induced by varying the culture conditions. Colony form seemed to depend on 2 factors, the availability of certain nutrients and the condition of the bacteria at the time of inoculation.