Winograwdsky Column Suffolk County Community winograwdsky列郡社区.pptVIP

Winogradsky Column Bacteria exhibit wide range of diversity Prokaryotic organisms keep our world turning by recycling elements needed for life Winogradsky and Beijerinck studied relationship between different species of microbes in mixed communities 250g mud 125g mud, 5g calcium carbonate, 5g calcium sulfate, 10g shredded paper (cellulose) Mixed them together filled to 3cm Added rest of the mud to fill up the column (up to 5cm from the top) Made in October 2011 Rhodospirllum Grey – Clostridium cellulose degrading bacteria grows when oxygen is depleted Ferments glucose makes acetic acid succin