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Scanning electron microscopy of thiobacilli grown on colloïdal sulfur

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Autotrophic sulfur oxidizers,Thiobacillus thiooxidans andT. denitrificans, grown on colloïdal sulfur, were examined by scanning electron microscopy.

Physical attachement ofThiobacillus denitrificans to colloïdal sulfur was evidenced, and a metabolite precipitated by lead acetate suggesting that sulfides are an intermediate in the oxidation of elemental sulfur by the organism.

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  1. J. Baldensperger

    Present address: Centre Orstom, B. P. 1386, Dakar, Senegal

  2. L. J. Guarraia

    Present address: Division of technical support, Environmental Protection Agency, Bldg. 2, Crystal Plaza, Arlington, Virginia, USA

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  1. Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

    J. Baldensperger, L. J. Guarraia & W. J. Humphreys

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Baldensperger, J., Guarraia, L.J. & Humphreys, W.J. Scanning electron microscopy of thiobacilli grown on colloïdal sulfur. Arch. Microbiol. 99, 323–329 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00696246

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