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Thiobacillus intermedius nov.sp.

A novel type of facultative autotroph

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A new Thiobacillus has been isolated which, though capable of strictly autotrophic growth, requires the addition of organic substrates to a mineral-thiosulfate medium for optimum development. The effects of such supplements on growth have been described and tentatively interpreted. The organism also grows with yeast extract and glucose or glutamate in the absence of sulfur compounds. The new isolate has been named T. intermedius, and a description of the species has been provided.

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  1. Hopkins Marine Station, Pacific Grove, California

    Jack London

  2. Department of Bacteriology, University of California, 24, Los Angeles, California, USA

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London, J. Thiobacillus intermedius nov.sp.. Archiv. Mikrobiol. 46, 329–337 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00408489

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