Bacterial Oxidation-Reduction Studies

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Abstract
74 Lactobacillus strains were studied, to determine the potential characteristics of the group. Lactobacilli of oral origin were found to establish much more intense reduction potentials than those of intestinal origin. A correlation may exist between the final reduction potentials and the relative intensity of metabolic activity which characterize these 2 groups of lactobacilli. This report adds to the evidence that closely (generically) related bacterial species may exhibit different final reduction potentials.