Affiliation:
1. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
Abstract
Jones, Galen
E. (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, La Jolla). Effect of chelating agents on the growth of
Escherichia coli
in seawater. J. Bacteriol.
87:
483–499. 1964.—
Escherichia coli
did not grow at 37 C, or grew only after a prolonged lag phase in filter-sterilized basal seawater medium (synthetic or natural seawater supplemented with glucose, NH
4
Cl, and K
2
HPO
4
). When this basal medium was enriched with 0.01% or less organic matter, such as casein hydrolysate, peptone, or yeast extract, growth always occurred after a short lag phase. Adding 10
−5
m
cysteine or autoclaving the seawater gave a similar effect. A variety of organic chelating agents (histidine, glycine, methionine, glycylglycine, 8-hydroxyquinoline, thioglycolic acid,
o
-phenanthroline, disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, etc.) reversed the toxicity of filter-sterilized basal seawater medium in concentrations predictable from stability constants. Even metal-complexing agents such as Na
2
S
2
O
3
, Na
2
S, and NaCN in appropriate concentrations reversed toxicity. The quality of the distilled water and the treatment of glassware had a significant effect on the growth of
E. coli
in basal seawater medium. It was concluded that iodate is probably not the toxic substance for
E. coli
in seawater, since relatively high concentrations were stimulatory. The inhibition resulting from the individual salts of synthetic seawater was proportional to their concentration; NaCl was most inhibitory. This toxicity is believed to be derived from trace impurities in the reagent-grade chemicals used to prepare synthetic seawater. Evidence was also found for the toxicity of heavy metals in natural seawater. Heavy metals in seawater appear to inhibit growth but not respiration.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Molecular Biology,Microbiology
Cited by
58 articles.
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