Nitrosofying Properties of Differing Amounts of Bacteria
Mentor 1
Russel Cuhel
Location
Union Wisconsin Room
Start Date
28-4-2017 1:30 PM
End Date
28-4-2017 4:00 PM
Description
Along the bottom of Lake Michigan are bacteria that use differing states of nitrogen to obtain energy. Nitrifying bacteria convert ammonia to nitrite and nitrosofying bacteria convert nitrite to nitrate. Nitrite is an intermediate step, however too high of nitrite or ammonium water can have harmful consequences. Nitrite causes blue blood disease, where nitrite fixes to hemoglobin irreversibly in fish, irreversibly choking the fish of oxygen. By setting bottles on a roller table with differing amounts of bacteria and additives, it was possible to detect the nitrifying and nitrosofing properties of the bacteria. The next step would be to use geometric sampling to determine the rate of reaction for either bacteria. Extrapolating this controlled experiment, determining the ability for bacteria to alter the composition of a lake in conjunction with the carbon and nitrogen cycle would be critical to know what an invasive species could do.
Nitrosofying Properties of Differing Amounts of Bacteria
Union Wisconsin Room
Along the bottom of Lake Michigan are bacteria that use differing states of nitrogen to obtain energy. Nitrifying bacteria convert ammonia to nitrite and nitrosofying bacteria convert nitrite to nitrate. Nitrite is an intermediate step, however too high of nitrite or ammonium water can have harmful consequences. Nitrite causes blue blood disease, where nitrite fixes to hemoglobin irreversibly in fish, irreversibly choking the fish of oxygen. By setting bottles on a roller table with differing amounts of bacteria and additives, it was possible to detect the nitrifying and nitrosofing properties of the bacteria. The next step would be to use geometric sampling to determine the rate of reaction for either bacteria. Extrapolating this controlled experiment, determining the ability for bacteria to alter the composition of a lake in conjunction with the carbon and nitrogen cycle would be critical to know what an invasive species could do.
