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. 1976 Jul;32(1):95-101.
doi: 10.1128/aem.32.1.95-101.1976.

Effect of dissolved aromatic hydrocarbons on the growth of marine bacteria in batch culture

J A Calder, J H Lader

Effect of dissolved aromatic hydrocarbons on the growth of marine bacteria in batch culture

J A Calder et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1976 Jul.

Abstract

Dissolved aromatic hydrocarbons were found to decrease growth rate and maximum cell density of marine bacteria in batch cultures. The magnitude of the decrement was observed to be a function of concentration of the hydrocarbon and inherent toxicity. The inherent toxicity was observed to increase inversely with solubility such that naphthalene at 100 muM concentration demonstrated a toxic effect similar to benzopyrene at 0.02 muM. A partial oxidation product of naphthalene was found to be more effective in decreasing growth parameters than naphthalene at equivalent concentrations and to cause complete cessation of growth at the higher concentrations permitted by its polar structure.

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