Kinetic quantitation of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria adsorbed on sulfur

Authors
Ceskova, P Mandl, M Hubackova, J
Citation
P. Ceskova et al., Kinetic quantitation of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria adsorbed on sulfur, BIOTECH LET, 22(8), 2000, pp. 699-701
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Biotecnology & Applied Microbiology",Microbiology
Journal title
BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS
ISSN journal
01415492 → ACNP
Volume
22
Issue
8
Year of publication
2000
Pages
699 - 701
Database
ISI
SICI code
0141-5492(200004)22:8<699:KQOSBA>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
A hyperbolic equation was fitted to the time dependence of Thiobacillus fer rooxidans adsorption on sulfur. This procedure allowed the determination of an asymptote value which represented a free cell count at equilibrium. The data thus obtained were used to calculate the numbers of adsorbed bacteria without attainment of equilibrium. The maximum number of adsorbed bacteria based on the Langmuir isotherm was 8.3 x 10(9) per g of sulfur.