Enterococcus faecalis Grows on Ascorbic Acid |
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| Authors: | Ibrahim Mehmeti Margrete Solheim Ingolf F. Nes Helge Holo |
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| Affiliation: | Laboratory of Microbial Gene Technology and Food Microbiology, Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norwaya;Tine SA, Oslo, Norwayb |
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| Abstract: | We show that Enterococcus faecalis can utilize ascorbate for fermentative growth. In chemically defined media, growth yield was limited by the supply of amino acids, and the cells showed a much higher demand for amino acids than when they were grown on glucose. |
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