INDUCTION OF ANAEROBIC GLUCOSE DISSIMILATION OF LACTOBACILLUS BUCHNERI BY ACETATE

Aeration during the early period of glucose dissimilation by resting cells of Lactobacillus buchneri IFO 3961 was found to induce succeeding anaerobic dissimilation of glucose, and it was confirmed that acetate, one of products in aerobic glucose dissimilation, is a compound which has the ability to induce anaerobic glucose dissimilation of this organism.