Open AccessErythritol as a Selective Substrate for the Growth of Serratia marcescens
Author(s) -
Irving J. Slotnick,
Mary Dougherty
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0003-6919
DOI - 10.1128/am.24.2.292-293.1972
Subject(s) - serratia marcescens , enterobacter aerogenes , erythritol , enterobacteriaceae , microbiology and biotechnology , serratia , enterobacter , substrate (aquarium) , bacteria , strain (injury) , biology , food science , escherichia coli , biochemistry , ecology , pseudomonas , genetics , gene , anatomy
Serratia marcescens grew on a basal medium containing 0.5% erythritol as sole source of carbon for growth and energy. Only an occasional strain ofEnterobacter aerogenes among several members of the familyEnterobacteriaceae were able to utilize erythritol.
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