Nutrition of the Enterococci

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Abstract
The vitamin and amino acid requirements of 19 enterococci, representing the 4 major vars. or "species" within this streptococcus group, are reported. All cultures studied required pantothenic acid, nicotinic acid, pyridoxine, and biotin; 17 strains required riboflavin; only 7 required folic acid. 14 of the 19 cultures were able to grow in a medium containing 13 amino acids, the minimum combination found for one strain of Streptococcus zymogenes. No significant difference in nutritive requirements was found among strains of the 4 enterococcus "species.".

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