Effect of krilium on the respiratory activities of Rhizobium trifolii and Agrobacterium tumefaciens on various substrates

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dc.contributor.authorStafford, W. R.en
dc.contributor.departmentBiochemistryen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:33:08Zen
dc.date.adate2010-04-07en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:33:08Zen
dc.date.issued1953en
dc.date.rdate2010-04-07en
dc.date.sdate2010-04-07en
dc.description.abstractThe respiratory rates of Rhizobium trifolii and Agrobacterium tumefaciens were measured by use of a Warburg Respirometer. A non-proliferating or "resting cell" technique was utilized in demonstrating the effect of Krilium on the oxygen consumption of the organisms when Krilium was aided to a given substrate, glucose, succinate or mannitol. Two types of Krilium were used in this investigation, Krilium (Blend #6) and Krilium (Blend #9). Observations were made on the effect of various concentrations (.05%, .10% and 1.0%) of the two blends of Krilium on the respiratory activities of the test organisms. It was observed that Krillium (Blend #6) caused a noticeable increase in the respiratory rate of Rhizobium trifolii, whereas in the case of Agrobacterium tumefaciens, no effect or a slight decrease was observed when Krilium (Blend #9) was added to the substrate, A very noticeable decreases in respiratory rates was observed when both test organisms were permitted to respire on substrates containing Krilium (Blend #9). When Krilium (Blend #6) and Krilium (Blend #9) were used as the only substrates, an increase in respiration rates of the organisms was observed. It is indicative from this work that Krilium (Blend #6) either causes a slight increase In the respiratory activities or has no deleterious effect on the respiration of the test organisms., The results obtained, when using Krilium (Blend #9), seem to indicate that this blend of Krillum has an undesirable effect on the respiration of the two organisms used in this investigation.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extent89 pages, 1 unnumbered leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-04072010-020017en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04072010-020017/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/41952en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1953.S723.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 08784146en
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dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1953.S723en
dc.subject.lcshAgrobacteriumen
dc.subject.lcshRhizobiumen
dc.titleEffect of krilium on the respiratory activities of Rhizobium trifolii and Agrobacterium tumefaciens on various substratesen
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dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineBiochemistryen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Instituteen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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