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. 1986 Mar;51(3):598-603.
doi: 10.1128/aem.51.3.598-603.1986.

Nutrient limitation and adaptation of microbial populations to chemical transformations

D L Lewis  1 , H P Kollig, R E Hodson
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Nutrient limitation and adaptation of microbial populations to chemical transformations

D L Lewis et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1986 Mar.

Abstract

Using field-collected periphyton and bacterial isolates, we determined adaptation lag periods for microbial transformation of p-cresol. Lag periods were longer for periphyton samples collected from field sites that were low in dissolved inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus. Moreover, lag periods decreased in samples amended with N or P. Our data suggest that adaptation lag periods for microbial transformation of low concentrations of chemicals may correlate with limiting nutrient concentrations, and this correlation may provide a basis for predictive mathematical modeling of lag periods.

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