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THE MINIMUM CONCENTRATION OF OXYGEN FOR LUMINESCENCE BY LUMINOUS BACTERIA |
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| Authors: | E Newton Harvey Thomas F Morrison |
| Institution: | From the Physiological Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton. |
| Abstract: | A method is described for measuring the concentration of oxygen to allow just perceptible luminescence of luminous bacteria. The value turns out to be extraordinarily low, about 0.005 mm. Hg pressure O2 or 1 part by weight oxygen dissolved in 3,700,000,000 cc. sea water. |
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