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An apparatus for studying syntrophic interactions between microorganisms
Author(s) -
Scott T. G.,
Ball A. J. S.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1975.20.2.0291
Subject(s) - axenic , microorganism , algae , homogeneous , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , organism , axenic culture , clostridium , liquid culture , chemistry , ecology , botany , paleontology , genetics , physics , thermodynamics
An apparatus has been designed to grow pure axenic cultures of different microorganisms in the same liquid phase; the organisms are separated by Millipore membranes which prevent cross contamination but permit cross feeding. It is possible with this mixed pure culture apparatus (MPCA) to duplicate the syntrophic effects observed in mixed cultures of algae and bacteria and at the same time to measure physiological changes in homogeneous axenic cultures.