Thiothrix CT3 was isolated in pure culture by micromanipulation technique. The growth of this microorganism was analyzed in autotrophic, heterotrophic and mixotrophic conditions, in a bicarbonate-containing mineral medium supplemented with thiosulphate and/or acetate. Thiothrix CT3 was able to grow in all the conditions examined: the maximum growth rates estimated were 1.8, 2.5 and 2.5 d−1 respectively. The capacity of this organism to grow autotrophically, as supposed by Winogradsky in 1888, is a strong advantage over the other bacteria present in activated sludge, when sulphides are produced or carried by the sewer. Both the maximum growth rate and growth yield coefficient shown during heterotrophic and mixotrophic growth were comparable, indicating that the simultaneous presence of two substrates (acetate and a reduced sulphur compound) does not give it any particular advantage. The strong presence of Thiothrix spp. in many plants located in South Italy can be explained by the wide nutritional versatility of this filamentous bacterium.
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April 01 1994
Isolation and Physiological Characterization of Thiothrix sp.
V. Tandoi;
V. Tandoi
*Istituto di Ricerca Sulle Acque C.N.R., Via Reno 1, 00198 Roma, Italy
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N. Caravaglio;
N. Caravaglio
*Istituto di Ricerca Sulle Acque C.N.R., Via Reno 1, 00198 Roma, Italy
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D. Di Dio Balsamo;
D. Di Dio Balsamo
**Ecole Nationale du Génie de l'Eau et de l'Environment de Strasbourg, 1 Quai Koch, 67070 Strasbourg, France
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M. Majone;
M. Majone
***Diparlimento di Chimica, Università La Sapienza, 00100 Roma, Italy
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M. C. Tomei
M. C. Tomei
*Istituto di Ricerca Sulle Acque C.N.R., Via Reno 1, 00198 Roma, Italy
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Water Sci Technol (1994) 29 (7): 261–269.
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V. Tandoi, N. Caravaglio, D. Di Dio Balsamo, M. Majone, M. C. Tomei; Isolation and Physiological Characterization of Thiothrix sp.. Water Sci Technol 1 April 1994; 29 (7): 261–269. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.1994.0349
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V. Tandoi, N. Caravaglio, D. Di Dio Balsamo, M. Majone, M. C. Tomei; Isolation and Physiological Characterization of Thiothrix sp.. Water Sci Technol 1 April 1994; 29 (7): 261–269. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.1994.0349
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