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Freeze dried bacteria?

Theodore Stabero tstab at netcom.com
Fri Jun 17 00:48:41 EST 1994


Hi,

    I work for a petroleum company interested in bioremediation of oil 
contaminated ground.  One of the products we are considering is sold as 
freeze dried bacteria.  Is it possible to freeze dry bacteria and expect 
them to survive?  It does not seem possible for a dehydrated organism to 
maintain metabolic funtions.  Is this possible??

TIA

Ted Staberow    tstab at netcom.com



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