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Specific inhibition of sulphate‐reducing bacteria in methanogenic co‐culture
Author(s) -
Yadav V.K.,
Archer D. B.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1988.tb01270.x
Subject(s) - methanobacterium , chemistry , molybdate , bacteria , desulfovibrio , sodium arsenite , sodium , sodium molybdate , potassium , nuclear chemistry , inorganic chemistry , biochemistry , sulfate , arsenic , biology , organic chemistry , genetics , archaea , gene
Various inhibitors of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans were examined for their selectivity in co‐cultures with Methanobacterium formicicum . The inhibitors were chlorohexidine diacetate, m ‐dinitrobenzene, 2,4‐dinitrophenol, potassium nitrate and sodium molybdate. Only sodium molybdate was able to inhibit D. desulfuricans selectively in the methanogenic co‐culture. Sodium molybdate at all the concentrations used inhibited D. desulfuricans without adversely affecting M. formicicum .