Abstract:BERNHEIM, F. 1972. The effect of ethylenediaminetraacetate and its calciun~ chelate on the rateofswelling of a strain of Pseridomonas aerriginosa in salt solutions. Can. J. Microbiol. 18: 1643-1646. When washed suspensions of Pseudornonas aerrcginosa are placed in salt solutions, the cells shrink rapidly and then swell more slowly as salt and water enter them. The rate of swelling is increased by EDTA and its calcium chelate. The effect of EDTA is antagonized by diamines; the effect of the calcium chelate by c… Show more
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