title: Starvation-survival of a p-nitrophenol-degrading bacterium.
abstract: An environmental actinomycetes, capable of utilizing p-nitrophenol as its sole carbon and nitrogen source, was starved for an 8-week period and showed no reduction in its ability to biodegrade p-nitrophenol. Microscopic examination revealed that starvation of the bacterium resulted in the fragmentation of filaments into individual cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Herman
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Costerton
mesh_terms: D000191:Actinomycetaceae / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D003470:Culture Media; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*; D009596:Nitrophenols / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D009596:Nitrophenols; C024836:4-nitrophenol