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Glucose‐Hemmwirkung auf T‐Mycoplasmen
Author(s) -
Makki S.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
zeitschrift für allgemeine mikrobiologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1521-4028
pISSN - 0044-2208
DOI - 10.1002/jobm.19730130708
Subject(s) - maltose , chemistry , phenol red , fructose , xylose , fucose , growth inhibition , biochemistry , chromatography , galactose , cell growth , fermentation , enzyme
Various amounts of glucose (1 to 40%) were added to liquid and solid cultures of T‐myco‐plasma (7 strains of human origin) which were studied under the same growth conditions. Growth and growth inhibition were measured by the „colony‐forming units”‐method (CFU) and by comparing the intensity of the red colour in liquid cultures containing phenol red. In contrast to all classical „large colony”‐mycoplasmas studied previously, the strains examined were markedly inhibited even in media containing only 1% glucose. No growth could be detected in media containing 5% glucose. Similar results (growth inhibition) were obtained in media containing fructose, fucose or maltose. This inhibition is reversible. With other sugars such as xylose, ribose or sorbit, if applied in higher concentrations (<5%), similar inhibitory effects on T‐mycoplasma cultures were observed.