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. 1981 Jan;41(1):216-21.
doi: 10.1128/aem.41.1.216-221.1981.

Utilization of low concentrations of starch by a flavobacterium species isolated from tap water

D van der Kooij  1 , W A Hijnen
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Utilization of low concentrations of starch by a flavobacterium species isolated from tap water

D van der Kooij et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1981 Jan.

Abstract

Experiments in well-cleaned glass flasks revealed that addition of starch in concentrations of 10 and 25 mug of substrate C per liter to the filtrate of slow sand filters stimulated the development of a yellow-pigmented bacterium which was identified as a Flavobacterium species. The isolate was able to multiply in tap water without substrates added, but addition of starch and glucose in amounts as low as 1 mug of substrate C per liter clearly enhanced growth. The substrate affinities of the Flavobacterium for these compounds were 3.9 mug of starch C and 3.3 mug of glucose C per liter. The results of this study indicate that microorganisms which rapidly utilize starch at a level of a few micrograms per liter commonly occur in water.

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