Can Polyethylene Glycol (PEG-6000) be used in pots filled with soil for evaluating the drought tolerance of seeds ?
Muhammad Jawad
"PEG 6000 was degraded neither by intact cells of Flavobacterium sp. nor by those of Pseudomonas sp., but it was degraded by their mixture*. "
Thus, PEG 6000 can be degraded in soil by bacterial (and fungi???) population. Other PEGs can be utilized by bacteria as carbon source as well.
*Kawai, F., Yamanaka, H. Biodegradation of polyethylene glycol by symbiotic mixed culture (obligate mutualism). Arch. Microbiol. 146, 125–129 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00402338
Alex Ignatov
Thanks for your valuable answer.
Yes :)
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