Publication Date

1967

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

First Advisor

Lynch, Darrel L.||Bullington, Robert A. (Robert Adrian), 1908-2001

Degree Name

M.S. (Master of Science)

Legacy Department

Department of Biological Sciences

LCSH

Actinomyces; Thermophilic fungi

Abstract

The results of this investigation show that a definite relationship exists between the number of actinomycete colonies that develop on a nutrient agar growth medium and the temperature to which the organisms have first been exposed. It is shown that a steady increase in temperature is accompanied by a steady decrease in the number of developing actinomycete colonies. It is also shown that even though a majority of the actinomycete colonies resulting from a 50°C-heated soil sample are mesophilic types, a high percentage—more than one-third— are true thermophiles. Finally, this investigation shows that Actinomycete Isolation agar results in far fewer bacterial and fungal contaminants than does Czapek's growth medium.

Comments

Includes bibliographical references.

Extent

viii, 43 pages

Language

eng

Publisher

Northern Illinois University

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In Copyright

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