The formula for crystal violet given in Conn's book (1940) implies that quantitative measurement of the dye adsorbed by bacterial cells should be possible by a suitable micro-Kjeldahl procedure. At the present time there is no satisfactory method for estimating the degree of gram positivity although the need for such a procedure is recognized and is discussed by Bartholomew and Mittwer (1952). ...

We examined the feasibility of measuring absorbance in the far ultraviolet for serum protein determination with a medium-priced, double-beam spectrophotometer. The method has been simplified by using an automatic dilutor to dilute the serum, and a flow-through cell and recorder in conjunction with the spectrophotometer. Because it is only necessary to dilute the serum and determine its absorban...

Skinner (1928) tested 23 strains of Bacteriumn aerogenes (Aerobacter aerogenes) and reported that two, and possibly a third, assimilated gaseous nitrogen when cultured in liquid medium, a claim confirmed 27 years later by Hamilton and Wilson (1955) using the N" isotopic method. Their experiments indicated that A. aerogenes incorporated significant amounts of tracer and that anaerobically, in a ...

high levels of turbidity and suspended solids are the major disadvantages of aerated lagoons. aerated lagoon effluent filtration was investigated by horizontal roughing filter (hrf). removal efficiencies were determined by examining total phosphorus (tp) and total kjeldahl nitrogen (tkn) from hrf influent and effluent, simultaneously. hrf pilot system located on effluent pump station of qom was...

An infection of the fungus Moniliophthora perniciosa in cocoa trees reduces productivity plant. In this study, concentrations mineral nutrients healthy leaves and vegetative broom plant were determined, relationship between disease nutritional composition was assessed. The samples analyzed using wet digestion method determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry Kjeldahl...

Solutions of tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (Tris) have been shown to be a convenient primary standard for the Kjeldahl analysis. This compound is readily available in analytical reagent grade and has all the desirable properties of a primary standard. It is unnecessary to protect the Tris solution from C02, as any reaction between Tris and this gas cannot be detected by the titrimetric proced...

Abbreviations: BOD: biochemical oxygen demand COD: chemical oxygen demand OD: optical density OW: optimized wastewater PNSB: purple non sulphur photosynthetic bacteria ROW:raw optimized wastewater RW: raw wastewater SCP: single cell protein SEM: scanning electron microscope SOW: sterile optimized wastewater SW: sterile wastewater TEM: transmission electron microscope TKN: total kjeldahl nitroge...