Growth-promoting activity of spent sulfite liquor for  Sphaerotilus natans growing in a continuous-flow apparatus.
The calcium in ammonia-base spent sulfite liquor, unlike that in calcium-base spent liquor, is not available for growth of Sphaerotilus natans. It has not been possible to obtain a mixed slime with Sphaerotilus as the dominant organism in a continuous-flow apparatus fed spent sulfite liquor.
D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D006088:Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / Q000378:metabolism; D013447:Sulfites / Q000378:metabolism*; D014876:Water Pollution
D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D013447:Sulfites; D002118:Calcium