In-vitro Culture of Phytomonas Sp Isolated From Euphorbia-characias - Metabolic Studies By H-1-nmr
(1995) The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology — Vol. 42, n° 3, p. 314-320 (1995)
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- We describe the in vitro culture of Phytomonas species isolated from Euphorbia characias. The best choice between tested media was SDM-79, in which promastigotes, after 6 days of culture, reached cell densities as high as 4 x 10(7) cells/ml. Cells growing in LIT or MTL medium showed longer division times and lower cell densities. We succeeded in obtaining Phytomonas sp. amastigote and spheromastigote forms in modified GRACE's medium, yielding transformation rates of up to 70%. Electron microscopy studies were performed in order to characterize the ultrastructural features of these forms obtained in vitro. On the other hand, metabolic studies based on qualitative (nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy) and quantitative metabolic methods (enzymatic assays) showed that promastigote forms secreted mainly ethanol, acetate, glycine, glycerol, piruvate and succinate in SDM-79 medium, whereas the major metabolites found after transformation in modified Grace's medium were ethanol, acetate, glycine, piruvate and smaller amounts of glycerol.
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Sanchezmoreno, M., Fernandezbecerra, C., Entrala, E., Opperdoes, F., Dollet, M., & Osuna, A. (1995). In-vitro Culture of Phytomonas Sp Isolated From Euphorbia-characias - Metabolic Studies By H-1-nmr. The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 42(3), 314-320. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.1995.tb01586.x (Original work published 1995)