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. 1991 Oct;57(10):3043–3045. doi: 10.1128/aem.57.10.3043-3045.1991

Enumeration of Flexibacter canadensis in environmental samples by using a bacteriophage isolated from soil.

A M Jones 1, R Knowles 1
PMCID: PMC183919  PMID: 1746962

Abstract

The denitrifier Flexibacter canadensis, in the presence of sulfide, can reduce N2O in the presence of concentrations of C2H2 which normally inhibit N2O reduction. Most-probable-number estimates of naturally occurring F. canadensis populations in various soils and sediments were made with a bacteriophage which is active against and specific for a strain of denitrifying F. canadensis (Is-11). Our survey suggests that F. canadensis is common in the natural environment.

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