Underkofler et al. (1943) first demonstrated that pantothenic acid is an essential requirement for Acetobacter suboxydans, ATCC 621, and that this organism responds to pantolactone in a pantothenate deficient medium. j5-Alanine, however, is not able to replace pantothenic acid. Subsequently, Sarett and Cheldelin (1945) described the assay of pantolactone using the same strain of A. suboxydans. ...

This report describes a case of neonatal bacteraemia and meningitis due to Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus. Based on the identification kit results, this species may have been reported as Streptococcus bovis or S. bovis biotype II. The accurate identification of this organism is mandatory for evaluating the aetiology of neonatal meningitis.

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Suanzhou as a traditional Chinese gruel is fermented from proso millet and millet. The biochemical analysis showed Suanzhou had relatively high concentrations of lactic acid, acetic acid, and free amino acids. The metagenomics of Suanzhou were studied, with the analysis of the V4 region of 16S rRNA gene, the genera Lactobacillus and Acetobacter were found dominant with the average abundance of ...