INVESTIGADORES
DIAZ RICCI Juan Carlos
artículos
Título:
The Windogradsky Column: A Simple and Inexpensive Approach to Teach Environmental Biochemistry
Autor/es:
GRAU, ROBERTO R.; LIMANSKY, ADRIANA S.; DÍAZ RICCI, JUAN C.; DE MENDOZA, DIEGO
Revista:
BIOCHEMICAL EDUCATION
Editorial:
Wiley
Referencias:
Lugar: Leeds; Año: 1991 vol. 19 p. 143 - 147
ISSN:
0307-4412
Resumen:
One of the issues in biochemistry poorlyunderstood by students of biological sciences is related to the importance ofautotrophic, litotrophic, organotrophic and heterotrophic metabolisms in the cycleof the elements. This in turn relates to the role of microorganisms in thedynamics of the transformation of organic matter and how these processes formthe basis of life in theç ecosphere. We propose a simple and inexpensiveexperiment that will provide an exciting source of information about the main biologicalprocesses which may occur in nature during the eutrophication of lakes and ponds. Theobservation and interpretation of the modifications that take place during the eutrophication of a water column constitutesan illustrative approach for understanding environmental biochemistry and the relationshipbetween the different types of metabolism mentioned above.
