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CULTURE METHODS FOR THE ENUMERATION OF IRON BACTERIA FROM WATER WELL SAMPLES – A CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEW
Author(s) -
Smith Stuart
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
groundwater
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1745-6584
pISSN - 0017-467X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1982.tb02769.x
Subject(s) - enumeration , identification (biology) , bacteria , biology , ecology , mathematics , genetics , combinatorics
. “Iron bacteria” which are known to occur in water wells are briefly described, along with a history and description of their economic significance. The main concerns of this monograph are the laboratory and culture methods described by the various authors and those currently in practice. A bibliography of the limited valuable literature is provided and commented upon. Species of concern are Gallionella ferruginea and those species of the Leptothrix Sphaerotilus group. Emphasis is on the rapid and reliable identification of these organisms.