
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Sperber, JI 
T1  - Solution of apatite by soil microorganisms producing organic acids
JF  - Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
JO  - Aust. J.  Agric. Res.
Y1  - 1958
VL  - 9
IS  - 6
SP  - 782
EP  - 787
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AR9580782 
N2  - The solution of phosphate by soil microorganisms producing organic acids was studied in pure culture. Two fungi, an actinomycete, and two bacteria solubilized apatite by formation of acid end-products from carbohydrates. The principal acids produced were lactic, glycollic, citric, and succinic acids. Chemical solutions of the first three of these hydroxy-acids alone solubilized apatite. In the presence of calcium carbonate less phosphate was brought into solution. 
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