Abstract
An attempt was made to further characterize the Flavobacterium groups found in an earlier study by determining utilizable C energy sources. Minimal growth factor requirements were studied. Most of the Flavobacterium groups have amino acid requirements, but a requirement for vitamins was also established for some strains. Testing flavobacteria for C energy sources by the replica plating method was difficult and resulted in dubious readings at times. The overall results of the C energy tests are in good agreement with the subdivision resulting from the previously performed biochemical tests and the validity of the groups delimited in the earlier study is confirmed.

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