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Isolation ofThiobacillus ferrooxidans from various habitats and their growth pattern on solid medium

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Different strains of iron-oxidizingThiobacillus ferrooxidans were grown and purified on solid medium containing Bapco agar, agarose, and carrageenan (Type 1). These strains produced easily countable isolated colonies that could be transferred after 7 days of incubation at 30°C. Increase in viable cell number in relation to growth and iron oxidation was studied by both microscopic count and direct plating method. Colony morphology of different strains growing on solid medium helped in differentiating the colony types.

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  1. Molecular Genetics Unit, Department of Microbiology, Bose Institute, Calcutta, India

    Ajit K. Mishra, Pampa Roy & S. S. Roy Mahapatra

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Mishra, A.K., Roy, P. & Mahapatra, S.S.R. Isolation ofThiobacillus ferrooxidans from various habitats and their growth pattern on solid medium. Current Microbiology 8, 147–152 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01568848

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