New Method for Extraction of Streptomycete Spores from Soil and Application to the Study of Lysogeny in Sterile Amended and Nonsterile Soil
AUTOR(ES)
Herron, Paul R.
RESUMO
A new method for the isolation and enumeration of streptomycete spores from soil was developed. This method makes use of a cation-exchange resin to disperse soil particles. It allowed the detection of 10 spores in 100 g of sterile soil, while ca. 103 could be accurately enumerated in 100 g. This method was applied to studying the fate of a marked actinophage in soil. In sterile amended and nonsterile soil, relatively high numbers of actinophages were only found during the first few days of the experiment when the host streptomycete was in the mycelial form. Later, after sporulation, lysogens could be detected in sterile amended soil and could still be found 60 days after inoculation. Although no lysogens were found in nonsterile soil, the introduced phage could still be detected in the free state after 60 days, albeit at a low titer.
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