Heterotrophic Bacteria


Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical.
The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Heterotrophic Bacteria

 

bacteria that use organic (carbon-containing) compounds as a source of energy and carbon. This characteristic distinguishes heterotrophic bacteria from chemoautotrophic (chemosynthesizing) and photoautotrophic (photosynthesizing) bacteria, which assimilate CO2 as a source of carbon. The overwhelming number of known species of bacteria, both aerobic and anaerobic, are heterotrophic. Many heterotrophic bacteria utilize sugar, alcohol, and organic acids. However, there are specialized heterotrophic bacteria capable also of decomposing cellulose, lignin, chitin, keratin, hydrocarbons, phenol, and other substances. Heterotrophic bacteria are found widely in soil, water, foods, and the bed soil of bodies of water. Heterotrophic bacteria take an active part in the natural recycling of substances.

A. A. IMSHENETSKII

The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
Retention efficiency expressed as the percentage of heterotrophic bacteria (HetBact).
Low functional redundancy in sponges as a result of differential picoplankton use
No or an insignificant amount of grazers of heterotrophic bacteria were found in all treatments until Day 12.
Release of available nitrogen from river-discharged dissolved organic matter by heterotrophic bacteria associated with the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa/Mineraalsete lammastikuuhendite eraldamine joevee lahustunud orgaanilisest ainest tsuanobakteriga Microcystis aeruginosa assotsieerunud heterotroofsete bakterite poolt
Table 5: Correlation between heterotrophic bacteria and physico-chemical parameters (p < 0.05) Panel number Temperature Salinity pH Dissolved oxygen 1 -0.38 -0.23 -0.05 0.35 2 0.17 0.21 -0.01 -0.20 3 -0.41 -0.29 0.29 0.37 4 -0.37 -0.24 -0.13 0.31 5 -0.32 -0.31 0.26 0.30 Conclusions
The antifouling performance of gelcoats containing biocides and silver ions in seawater environment
The EPA does not provide standards for interpreting heterotrophic bacteria; therefore, commonly used goals of surveyed laboratory animal facilities (MPN < 500/ml) were used.
Assessment of the microbial quality of water offered to captive psittacine birds
Denitrification is a process where oxidized nitrogen compounds are transformed into harmless nitrogen gas by heterotrophic bacteria. Reduction of nitrite instead of nitrate results in a lower requirement for organic substrate, which is obligatory for heterotrophic denitrification [3, 4].
Nitrogen removal from wastewater by heterotrophic denitrification with nitrite used as an electron acceptor/Reovees leiduva lammastiku arastamine, kasutades denitrifikatsioonil elektronaktseptorina nitritit
in the intestinal tract in relation to the control (Table 2), while in counting of total heterotrophic bacteria and Vibrionaceas there was no difference between treatments.
Frequency in the supply of Lactobacillus influence its probiotic effect for yellow tail lambari/Frequencia no fornecimento de Lactobacillus influencia seu efeito probiotico para o lambari-do-rabo-amarelo
The sediments underwent serial dilutions and were spread directly on plate count agar (for heterotrophic bacteria) and rose bengal agar supplemented with 30 [micro]l*[ml.sup.-1] streptomycin (for fungi).
Patterns of Change in Metabolic Capabilities of Sediment Microbial Communities in River and Lake Ecosystems
The sponge also showed the highest levels of heterotrophic bacteria, pseudomonads, coliforms/Eneterobacteriaceae, staphylococci and micrococci.
The Domestic Student Kitchen: A Microbiological Hazard?
Samples of water were collected during the last four weeks of the culture to quantify Vibrio, total heterotrophic bacteria (THB), and total autotrophic bacteria (TAB).
Bioremediation and biocontrol of commercial probiotic in marine shrimp culture with biofloc
As the product of the metabolism synthesis of microbial cells (mainly heterotrophic bacteria), the content of PS in EPSs is significantly affected by the quantity and activity of heterotrophic bacteria.
Shortcut Nitrification Treatment of High Strength Ammonia Nitrogen Wastewater by Aerobic Granular Sludge
Heavy metal pollution exerts reduction/adaptation in the diversity and enzyme expression profile of heterotrophic bacteria in Cochin estuary, India.
Aquatic microbiota diversity in the culture of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) using bioflocs or periphyton: virulence factors and biofilm formation/Diversidade da microbiota aquatica em cultivo de tilapia do nilo (Oreochromis niloticus) utilizando bioflocos ou perifiton: fatores de virulencia e formacao de biofilme

Encyclopedia browser ?
Full browser ?