Effect of Water on the Thermal Death of a Hydrocarbon Bacterium in a Nonaqueous Fluid
- 1 January 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied Microbiology
- Vol. 29 (1) , 112-114
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.29.1.112-114.1975
Abstract
A bacterium that grows in oil was tested for survival at elevated temperatures in menstruums of varying water content. For each doubling of the water concentration, the surviving fraction decreased by a factor of approximately 3.0. A minimum value of 0.02% water is required before enhanced killing occurs.Keywords
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