Effect of clays on the microbe adsorption.
The non motile Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria are much more adsorbed on the bentonite than the motile Gram-negative rods. The motile bacteria adjance to clays in the phases of their rapid multiplication only. The dependence of the clay adsorption of motile microbes by the substrate and/or intermediate adsorption has been suggested.
D000327:Adsorption; D001407:Bacillus / Q000254:growth & development; D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development*; D001546:Bentonite; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000254:growth & development; D007616:Kaolin; D012706:Serratia marcescens / Q000254:growth & development; D012987:Soil
D012987:Soil; D001546:Bentonite; D007616:Kaolin