Nutrient limitation and adaptation of microbial populations to chemical transformations
Journal Article
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· Appl. Environ. Microbiol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5844523
Using field-collected periphyton and bacterial isolates, adaptation lag periods were determined for microbial transformation of p-cresol. Lag periods were longer for periphyton samples collected from field sites that were low in dissolved inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus. Moreover, lag periods decreased in samples amended with N or P. These data suggest that adaptation lag periods for microbial transformation of low concentrations of chemicals may correlate with limiting nutrient concentrations, and this correlation may provide a basis for predictive mathematical modeling of lag periods.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, GA
- OSTI ID:
- 5844523
- Journal Information:
- Appl. Environ. Microbiol.; (United States), Vol. 51:3
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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