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The rubredoxin content of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus in dependence on the carbon source (acetate, n-alkanes, succinate, L-malate) and on the growth phase was studied by means of a radioimmunoassay. The method used was specific for rubredoxin from Acinetobacter calcoaceticus. The formation of rubredoxin increased with time up to the end of the logarithmic phase when n-alkanes were the sole carbon source. After growth of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus on non-hydrocarbon substrates, rubredoxin was not detected.
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Claus, R., Asperger, O. & Kleber, HP. Influence of growth phase and carbon source on the content of rubredoxin in Acinetobacter calcoaceticus . Arch. Microbiol. 128, 263–265 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00406170
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