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An apparatus for the continuous cultivation of sulfatereducing bacteria and its application to geomicrobiological purposes

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An apparatus for the continuous cultivation of sulfate-reducing microorganisms is described. The characteristics of the continuous process are discussed and a brief description is given of an iron-sulfide mineral formed in this bacteriological process.

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  1. Geological Institute, University of Stockholm, Sweden

    R. O. Hallberg

  2. Laboratory of Microbiology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

    R. O. Hallberg

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I thank Professor I. Hessland, Director of the Geological Institute of the University of Stockholm, and Professor T. O. Wikén, Director of the Laboratory of Microbiology of the Delft University of Technology, for their invaluable advice during the course of this investigation.

For critical reading of the manuscript I am most grateful to Dr. D. T. Rickard, Stockholm.

The text-figures were prepared by Mr. H. Roos.

The financial support of The Natural Science Research Council and the Ore Foundation, Sweden, is gratefully acknowledged.

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Hallberg, R.O. An apparatus for the continuous cultivation of sulfatereducing bacteria and its application to geomicrobiological purposes. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 36, 241–254 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02069026

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