GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS OF FUNGI AND ACTINOMYCETES
- 1 September 1960
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 80 (3) , 412-416
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.80.3.412-416.1960
Abstract
Growth patterns of 6 filamentous microorganisms, Fusarium oxysporum, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Cunninghamella elegans, Streptomyces sp. and Nocardia sp., were examined by measuring O2 uptake in Warburg microrespirometer vessels. In all instances, a straight line relationship between the cube root of O2 consumption and time was observed. This observation is interpreted as the result of 3-dimensional growth of the microorganisms in liquid media. Growth rate constants of the fungi and actinomycetes have been calculated from these cube root plots.Keywords
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