METHOD FOR PRESERVING MICROBIAL MEMBRANE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for preserving a microbial membrane with which the activity of a microorganism can be maintained over a long period without dipping the microorganism-immobilizing membrane in a liquid. SOLUTION: The method for preserving the microbial membrane comprises detecting a specific substance using respiratory inhibition of an iron bacterium as an index. Furthermore, the method comprises a step of immobilizing the microorganism 1 in the immobilizing membrane 2, a step of housing the immobilizing membrane 2 in a holder for fixing electrodes, a step of preparing a humectant carrier 3 soaked with a humectant liquid for preventing drying of the immobilizing membrane 2 and a step of housing the holder 7 for fixing the electrodes and the humectant carrier 3 in a hermetically sealed container preventing the entry of oxygen together with an inert gas in such a state that the microorganism 1 immobilized in the immobilizing membrane 2 housed in the holder 7 for fixing the electrodes is kept out of contact with the humectant carrier 3. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT