title: [Denitrification by Bacillus licheniformis].
abstract: The denitrifying capacity of 15 strains of Bacillus licheniformis was evaluated. In general, N2 production by the cultures on complex media containing NO3- is irregular and quite slow and three of the strains never produce gas. Bacillus licheniformis grows rapidly in anaerobiosis on peptone medium containing NO3- which is reduced to NO2-. None of the strains grow in peptone medium with NO2- or N2O as the respiratory substrate, nor do they grow under an atmosphere of 10% NO-90% N2. Denitrification was studied in cell suspensions using gas chromatography. N2O production from NO3- or NO2- is always weak at best; nitric oxide is reduced to N2O at an appreciable rate. All the strains synthesize nitrate reductase A in anaerobiosis when NO3- is present. In cell extracts, nitrite reductase activity is always negligible or nil with tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine as an electron donor.
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001407:Bacillus / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D003470:Culture Media; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D009565:Nitrate Reductases / Q000096:biosynthesis; D009566:Nitrates / Q000378:metabolism; D009573:Nitrites / Q000378:metabolism; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D009566:Nitrates; D009573:Nitrites; D009565:Nitrate Reductases; D005947:Glucose; D009584:Nitrogen
vernacular_title: La dénitrification chez Bacillus licheniformis.