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Factors affecting chromate reduction by cultures of Enterobacter cloacae HO1 were investigated. The reduction was sensitive to oxygen stress and E. cloacae strain HO1 could reduce chromate only under anaerobic conditions. Rates of reduction of chromate were proportional to cell number. The optimal pH was between 7.0 and 7.8, and the optimal temperature was 30°–37°C. High rates of reduction were observed at levels of 1–2 mM potassium chromate, but concentrations above 5 mM were lethal to growing cells and prevented the reduction. Acetate, ethanol, malate, succinate and glycerol were effective electron donors for chromate reduction. Glucose, citrate, pyruvate and lactate supported anaerobic growth, but only limited amounts of reduction were observed with these organic compounds. Chromate reduction by strain HO1 was inhibited by molybdate, vanadate, tellurate and manganese oxide at concentrations where the cell viability was not significantly affected. Metabolic poisons including carbonylcyanide-m-chlorophenyl hydrazone, sodium cyanide, formaldehyde and zinc sulphate also inhibited chromate reduction.
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Komori, K., Wang, Pc., Toda, K. et al. Factors affecting chromate reduction in Enterobacter cloacae strain HO1. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 31, 567–570 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00270796
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