title: Respiration and Carbon Balance of the Bacterium Pseudomonas sp., a Protozoan Tetrahymena thermophila, and a Fungus Trichoderma viride in a Food Chain System with Glass Beads.
abstract: The respiration rates per unit of microbial biomass (qCO(2)) of live cells were evaluated in inorganic medium using glass beads to which glucose was added at a rate of 50 μg C vial(-1) day(-1). The qCO(2) of live cells (g CO(2)-C (g biomass-C)(-1) day(-1)) was 0.23 in a pure culture of bacteria, 0.67 in a mixed culture of bacteria and protozoa, 0.16 in a mixed culture of bacteria and fungi, and 0.20 in a mixed culture of bacteria, protozoa and fungi. A culture system containing glass beads is a useful tool to estimate qCO(2) of live cells.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology, Division of Ecosciences, Institute of Symbiotic Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology.
authors.forename: Mitsunori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tarao
authors.forename: Naoko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seto