| characterization of sulfate reducing bacteria isolated from cooling towers. | in this study, the occurrence and metabolic capacities of sulfate reducing bacteria (srb) were studied in 36 water samples taken from cooling towers of 30 different buildings, such as hotels and business centres in istanbul. srb were present in 14 cooling towers out of 30 (46.6%) buildings and while the lowest concentration of srb was 10 cells/ml, the highest concentration was determined as 10(4) cells/ml. after the distribution of srb within cooling towers was determined, several strains of srb ... | 2005 | 15931988 |