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. 1992 Aug;58(8):2660–2662. doi: 10.1128/aem.58.8.2660-2662.1992

[3H]Thymidine Incorporation To Estimate Growth Rates of Anaerobic Bacterial Strains

Anne Winding 1,†
PMCID: PMC195835  PMID: 16348755

Abstract

The incorporation of [3H]thymidine by axenic cultures of anaerobic bacteria was investigated as a means to measure growth. The three fermentative strains and one of the methanogenic strains tested incorporated [3H]thymidine, whereas the sulfate-reducing bacterium and two of the methanogenic bacteria were unable to incorporate [3H]thymidine during growth. It is concluded that the [3H]thymidine incorporation method underestimates bacterial growth in anaerobic environments.

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