Effect of cell size on the reaction of uranium acetate, mercuric chloride, and cyanogen iodide with a strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
The effects of uranium acetate, with and without the addition of NaCl, on the optical density and size of cells of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were compared with the effects of mercuric chloride and cyanogen iodide with and without the addition of NaCl. The addition of uranium acetate to the culture media caused the cells to swell rapidly, with the extent of the change dependent upon the time urarium was allowed to react with the cells before the addition of NaCl. A partial reversal of the effect of uranium on swelling was obtained by the addition of ATP or sodium phosphate. Both mercuric chloride and cyanogen iodide caused the cells to swell but the addition of phosphates had no effect on the amount of swelling. (CH)
- Research Organization:
- Duke Univ. Medical Center, Durham, NC
- NSA Number:
- NSA-29-027144
- OSTI ID:
- 4337661
- Journal Information:
- Microbios, v. 4, pp. 87-92, Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-74
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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