Enzymatic determination of the autotrophic fixation of carbon dioxide in aerobic and anaerobic ecosystems

Vedenina, I.I.; Zavarzin, G.A.

Mikrobiologiia 44(5): 943-945

1975


ISSN/ISBN: 0026-3656
PMID: 1207512
Document Number: 92792
An enzymatic method is suggested for determining the role of chemoautotrophs in bacterial populations of a high density. The method involves an assay of the activity of ribulose-1,5-diphosphate carboxylase, the key enzyme in autotrophic assimilation of carbon dioxide. The chemoautotrophic activity of microorganisms is rather high in ecosystems based on decomposition of organic matter in both aerobic and anaerobic conditions.

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