Theodore Stabero (tstab at netcom.com) wrote:
: 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??
If I'm not mistaken, this is how some acidophilus bacteria are prepared
for market.
CBW
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