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Effect of Uncoupling Agents and Respiratory Inhibitors on the Growth of Streptococcus agalactiae

¹ National Animal Disease Center, North Central Region, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa 50010

ABSTRACT

2,4-Dinitrophenol, dicoumarol, carbonylcyanide, m-chlorophenyl-hydrazone and pentachlorophenol all depressed aerobic molar growth yields of Streptococcus agalactiae to values equal to, or less than, those supported by substrate level phosphorylation. When the only source of energy was from substrate phosphorylation (anaerobic growth conditions), there was also a severe depression of the molar growth yield by the same four uncoupling agents. These results indicate that the effect of these agents is to uncouple both substrate and oxidative phosphorylation in S. agalactiae. Amytal inhibited glucose utilization, reduced the amount of O₂ used per mole of substrate and reduced the molar cell yield to that supported by substrate phosphorylation. Atebrin inhibited the respiration rate, but final O₂ consumed per mole of substrate was unchanged, and the respiration was coupled to biosynthesis. Rotenone had no effect on respiration, substrate utilization, or on molar growth yields.