Survival of lyophilized Bacillus popilliae in soil.
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Lingg AJ; McMahon KJ
- Source
- Publisher: American Society For Microbiology Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7605802 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0003-6919 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00036919 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Appl Microbiol Subsets: MEDLINE
- Subject
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0003-6919
Survival of lyophilized vegetative Bacillus popilliae in dry soil and in soil kept in atmospheres with different relative humidities (RH) was determined. Cells survived for at least 1 year when the RH was 22% or lower, but an RH of 33% or higher reduced viability. At 33% RH, no bacteria were recovered after 5 months of storage; at 42% or above, no bacteria were recovered after 1 month of storage.