Anaerobic Bacteria Capable of the Fermentation of Sulfite Waste Liquor

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Abstract
Five new species of anaerobic bacteria are described: Clostridium polyfermenticum (p.567), Cl. saccharophilicum (p.568), Cl. saccharopetum (p.569), Cl. saccharopostulatum (p.569), and Cl. sartagoformum (p.570). The outstanding characteristics are: (1) vigorous saccharolytic action on a variety of carbohydrate materials, (2) absence of proteolytic action, and (3) ability to grow in and ferment sulfite waste liquor when diluted with an equal volume of water and with added nitrogenous material. The sugars of the waste liquor are converted to butyric and acetic acids, H and CO2.