β Scribed by Bock, Eberhard ;Heinrich, Georg
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The peripheral membrane system and polyphosphate granules of .Nitrobacter winogradskyi as they are revealed by sections studied in the electron microscope are regarded in relation to physiological data. The activity of nitrite oxydation depends on the concentration of cytochrome c. Cells being highly active generally show a relatively high amount of cytochrome c, whereas this is not the case in less active cells. The number of membrane pairs is affected simultaneously: active cells of high cytochrome concentration contain a high number of membrane pairs; those which are less active and have a lower cytochrome concentration, possess only a few membrane pairs. In addition the activity per tool cytochrome varies. Cells having been short of nitrite for a long time show a low turnover rate, whereas in the logarithmic phase of growth the turnover rate is considerably higher. The reason of this is not yet known. The number of polyphosphate granules increases in relation to the amount of polyphosphate found in the bacterial cell.
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