THE PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERS OF BACILLUS COAGULANS (BACILLUS THERMOACIDURANS)

Abstract
The "flat sour" organism B. thermoacidurans is important to the canning industry because it is one of the few sporeforming organisms capable of growing in an acid food product. Strains of B. coagulans and B. thermoacidurans were compared morphologically, physiologically and biochemically and found to be essentially alike. The limiting factors for growth of the organism offer an explanation for the sporadic nature of the spoilage of tomato juice.