SOLUBILIZATION OF INORGANIC PHOSPHATES BY BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM UPPER KLAMATH LAKE SEDIMENT1
- 1 January 1972
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Limnology and Oceanography
- Vol. 17 (1) , 50-57
- https://doi.org/10.4319/lo.1972.17.1.0050
Abstract
Bacteria that can solubilize FePO4, Ca3(PO4)2, CaHPO4, Al2(PO4)2, and Mg3(PO4)2 were isolated from the sediment of Upper Klamath Lake. Solubilization was associated with carbohydrate metabolism and aerobic growth. Both carbohydrates and products of algal lysis when added to the system stimulated solubilization of phosphates. Solubilization was attributed to the formation of organic acids that function as chelating agents, releasing free phosphate ions that can be utilized by algae.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: