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J Bacteriol. 1964 February; 87(2): 370-376
Copyright © 1964 by the American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF LACTOBACILLUS 30a FOR GROWTH AND HISTIDINE DECARBOXYLASE PRODUCTION

Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California

ABSTRACT

GUIRARD, BEVERLY M. (University of California, Berkeley), AND ESMOND E. SNELL. Nutritional requirements of Lactobacillus 30a for growth and histidine decarboxylase production. J. Bacteriol. 87:370–376. 1964.—The nutritional requirements of Lactobacillus 30a include each of the naturally occurring amino acids, several B vitamins, ascorbic acid, glucose, acetate, and oleate. The nutritional requirements for optimal histidine decarboxylase production (up to 900 µliters of CO₂ per hr per mg of cells) differ to some extent from those for optimal growth. Wholly synthetic and partially defined media are described which produce high enzyme activity, together with rapid and luxuriant growth.