Enterococcus faecalis grows on ascorbic acid

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 4756-4758

  Mehmeti, Ibrahim ^a   Solheim, Margrete ^a   Nes, Ingolf F ^a   Holo, Helge ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b TINE SA   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACILLI;

CHEMICALLY DEFINED MEDIAS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GROWTH YIELD;

ASCORBIC ACID;

AMINO ACID; ASCORBIC ACID; BACTERIUM; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; GROWTH RATE;

EID: 84880675480     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00228-13     Document Type: Article

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