An Evaluation of the Inhibitory Action of 4-Tertiary-Butyl-Pyrocatechol on Aerobacter Aerogenes, Bacillus Megaterium and Pseudomonas Fluorenscens and a Soil Isolate
vii, 67 p.The topic for this thesis developed from exploratory
work undertaken during a six month experimental work
period at the Biochemical Research Laboratory, The
Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan. As an assistant
to Dr. William H. Riley, a microbiologist and biochemist
in the laboratory, the author studied the effects
of 4-tertiary-butyl-pyrocatechol on soil microflora.
This experience gave him an appreciation of the time
required to formulate and complete a research project.
Fortunately, he was able to return to the laboratory
to write his senior thesis on a comparison of the
inhibitory effects of TBC on bacteria
