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Effect of Aeration on the Absorption of Glucose by a Green Alga

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IT has recently been shown that aeration of the culture medium brings about increased growth of bacteria1 and of excised roots2. During an investigation of the factors affecting the absorption of glucose by the green alga Scenedesmus quadricauda, it was noticed that aeration of the medium resulted in a considerably greater uptake of glucose.

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    F. J. TAYLOR

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TAYLOR, F. Effect of Aeration on the Absorption of Glucose by a Green Alga. Nature 166, 519–520 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1038/166519a0

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