Microbial respiratory quinones in the environment
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Bacterial respiratory quinones in environmental samples are proposed as sensitive indicators of the aerobic versus anaerobic metabolism of bacterial populations. A liquid chromatographic method for the analysis of respiratory quinones is presented, and the proportions of ubiquinone, menaquinone and desmethylmenaquinone in aerobic and anaerobic enrichments and several environmental samples are reported. These preliminary data support the utility of the method.
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