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Ca2+-dependence and metabolic status of an obligate thermophile,Thermoactinomyces vulgaris, under shake culture conditions

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Ca2+ stimulates germination ofT. vulgaris spores. There is a higher mycelial yield as well as higher protein, DNA, RNA and free Pi content in cultures grown in the presence of Ca2+ as compared to those grown in the absence of this divalent cation.

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  1. Department of Botany, Patna University, 800 005, Patna, India

    V. P. Singh & U. Sinha

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Grateful thanks are due to Professor R. P. Roy for providing the necessary facilities. V. P. S. acknowledges with thanks the receipt of a Post Doctoral Research Fellowship of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi.

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Singh, V.P., Sinha, U. Ca2+-dependence and metabolic status of an obligate thermophile,Thermoactinomyces vulgaris, under shake culture conditions. Experientia 38, 670–671 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01964084

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