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Thermally induced leakage and viability studies in an obligate psychrophilic marine bacterium

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Title Thermally induced leakage and viability studies in an obligate psychrophilic marine bacterium
Names Kenis, Paul Robert (creator)
Morita, R. Y. (advisor)
Date Issued 1967-04-24 (iso8601)
Note Graduation date: 1967
Abstract Vibrio marinus MP-1, an obligate psychrophilic marine
bacterium, was severely damaged when heat-shocked in the presence
of nutrients. Thermally induced leakage materials from cells tested
for in the medium were 260 mμ absorbing material (nucleic acids),
orcinol reacting material (RNA), ninhydrin reacting material (amino
acids), protein, malic dehydrogenase, and glucose-6-phosphate
dehydrogenase. Stationary phase cells were the most heat resistant
as well as being more resistant to lysis and leakage after death.
Log phase cells were the most thermolabile, and released intracellular
materials after heating. There was an insignificant amount
of leakage materials from cells held at 15 C (controls) while the 20,
23, and 25 C heat-shocked samples leaked increasingly more materials
respectively. Leakage was shown to take place only after 95
percent of the cells were rendered nonviable. Leakage and lysis took
place concommitantly.
Genre Thesis/Dissertation
Topic Psychrophilic bacteria
Identifier http://hdl.handle.net/1957/47416

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