title: [Respiratory activity of bacteria Acinetobacter calcoaceticus TM-31 during assimilation of alkane hydrocarbons].
abstract: The respiratory activity of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus TM-31 with resect to alkane hydrocarbons was studied. The dynamics of oxygen consumption by the cells while assimilating n-hexadecane was assayed by a modified technique using an oxygen electrode. The dependence of cell respiratory activity on the amount of n-hexadecane within the concentration range of 0.03-0.66% was determined. It was demonstrated that the cells also displayed respiratory activity towards other medium-chain n-alkanes: hexane, octane, decane, tridecane, and heptadecane. Thus, we demonstrated the possibility of determining alkanes by measuring the respiratory activities of microorganisms.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saratov, Russia.
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Ignatov
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Grechkina
authors.forename: A Iu
authors.initials: AIu
authors.lastname: Muratova
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Turkovskaia
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Ignatov
mesh_terms: D016954:Acinetobacter calcoaceticus / Q000502:physiology*; D000473:Alkanes / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000473:Alkanes; D010100:Oxygen