Abstract
Enrichment containing large numbers of slow-growing bacteria was developed by repeated batch culture under high biomass concentrations (more than 10 000 mg biomass/l). The characteristics of slow-growing bacterial populations were elucidated by application of colony-forming-curve (CFC) analysis. The CFC were obtained by counting the number of visible colonies on agar plates at successive intervals. The enrichment consisted of several groups with different colony-forming rates and the slow-growing bacteria appeared on cell extract/agar plates after 7 days of incubation. It was found that large numbers of slow-growing bacteria survived under starvation conditions. One of the slow colony-forming bacteria, strain TI-X7, was tentatively identified as being of the genus Micrococcus. The enrichment contained a large amount of Micrococcus-like tetrad cells. The dialysate fractions in excess cell extract, permeable through dialysis tubing, were extremely effective for growth of strain TI-X7.
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