Abstract
The course of denitrification of nitrate in static cultures of Paracoccus denitrificans was studied. Reduction of nitrate to gaseous nitrogen without accumulation of nitrite because of parallel and balanced activities of nitrate and nitrite reductases was observed in nutrient broth. In minimal liquid cultures supplemented with either methanol, acetate, or ethanol as a sole carbon source, substantial amounts of nitrite (up to 70%) accumulated. The reduction in nitrite concentration began just after the transformation of nitrate to nitrite was completed. The addition of some growth factors to minimal media shortened the bacterial biomass doubling time. A correlation coefficient of 0.71 between the doubling time and the amount of accumulated nitrite in cultures was found. My results indicated that the type of denitrification carried out by P. denitrificans is not stable and depends on the nutritional composition of the culture medium.
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