Isolation and identification of bacteria from CCA-treated eucalypt power transmission poles

IRG/WP 1317

G A Willoughby, A C Hayward, L E Leightley

Bacteria have been isolated from CCA treated Eucalyptus maculata poles which possessed characteristic bacterial decay patterns. Cultures were isolated on a number of different media which had been inoculated with a splinter of degraded wood. Primary tests indicated that most isolates belonged to the genera Pseudomonas and Bacillus. The species Pseudomonas cepacia was most frequently isolated.


Keywords: CCA; POLES; BACTERIA; EUCALYPTUS MACULATA; PSEUDOMONAS CEPACIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; BACILLUS; FLAVOBACTERIUM; AUSTRALIA; ISOLATES

Conference: 87-05-17/22 Honey Harbour, Ontario, Canada


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