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Model system for studies of microbial dynamics at exuding surfaces such as the rhizosphereAn autoclavable all-glass system for studying microbial dynamics at permeable surfaces is described. Standard hydrophobic or hydrophilic membranes (46-mm diameter) of various pore sizes were supported on a glass frit through which nutrient solutions were pumped by a peristaltic pump. The pump provided a precisely controlled flow at speeds of 0.5 to 500 ml of defined or natural cell exudates per h, which passed through the membrane into a receiving vessel. The construction allowed a choice of membranes, which could be modified. The system was tested with a bacterium, isolated from rape plant roots (Brassica napus L.), that was inoculated on a hydrophilic membrane filter and allowed to develop into a biofilm. A defined medium with a composition resembling that of natural rape root exudate was pumped through the membrane at 0.5 ml/h. Scanning electron microscopic examinations indicated that the inoculum formed microcolonies embedded in exopolymers evenly distributed over the membrane surface. The lipid composition and content of poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate in free-living and adhered cells were determined by gas chromatography. The bacterial consumption of amino acids in the exudate was also studied.
Document ID
20040112270
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Odham, G.
(Lund University Sweden)
Tunlid, A.
Valeur, A.
Sundin, P.
White, D. C.
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1986
Publication Information
Publication: Applied and environmental microbiology
Volume: 52
Issue: 1
ISSN: 0099-2240
Subject Category
Life Sciences (General)
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: Dnr 2575-120
CONTRACT_GRANT: Dnr 2575-117
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
NASA Discipline Number 61-10
NASA Discipline Life Support Systems
Non-NASA Center

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