Characterization of phe B gene encoding catechol 2,3-dioxygenase |
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Authors: | T. Nishihara T. Yamada K. Takano S. Osada J. Nishikawa M. Imagawa |
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Affiliation: | Department of Microbiology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA |
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Abstract: | A shaken thermal gradient device providing temperatures between 8.3 and 33.5° C was used to investigate the effects of silver ion on the duration of the lag phase and on minimum apparent growth temperatures of Hyphomicrobium spp. grown at 29 and 9°C. With 29°C-grown inocula, at lower temperatures, an increased time was required for growth initiation in the presence of silver ion added at 5 ng ml-1. With silver ion added at 10 or 100 ng ml-1, growth initiation was not observed at lower temperatures. With 100 ng ml-1 added silver ion, this effect also was observed with 9°C-grown inocula. This increased sensitivity to silver ion could limit the ability of Hyphomicrobium spp., and possibly other microbes, to initiate growth and to contribute to microbial functioning in silver-impacted low temperature environments. |
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