The Relation of Oxidation-Reduction Potential to the Growth of an Aerobic Microorganism
- 1 December 1935
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 30 (6) , 593-602
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.30.6.593-602.1935
Abstract
Growth of Bacillus megatherium in the presence of sufficient oxygen is influenced by the oxidation-reduction conditions of the culture medium. The oxidized form of oxidation-reduction indicators more positive than methylene blue inhibits growth in a beef-extract broth. Potentiometric measurements indicate that the inhibition was due to the poising of the medium at too oxidized a potential. The addition of K2SO3 in suitable amts. improved the beef-extract broth for growth initiation.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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