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Historical microbiology: revival and phylogenetic analysis of the luminous bacterial cultures of M. W. Beijerinck.
FEMS microbiology ecology - 1 Dec 2011
Figge Marian J, Robertson Lesley A, Ast Jennifer C, Dunlap Paul V
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Luminous bacteria isolated by Martinus W. Beijerinck were sealed in glass ampoules in 1924 and 1925 and stored under the names Photobacterium phosphoreum and 'Photobacterium splendidum'. To determine if the stored cultures were viable and to assess their evolutionary relationship with currently recognized bacteria, portions of the ampoule contents were inoculated into culture medium. Growth and luminescence were...
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