Nicotinic Acid and the Fermentation of Dextrose by the Colon-Typhoid Group of Bacteria

Nicotinic Acid and the Fermentation of Dextrose by the Colon-Typhoid Group of Bacteria

NICOTINIC acid has recently assumed special importance as a vitamin for certain bacteria, animals and man. Knight1 has shown that nicotinic acid is an essential factor for the growth of Staphylococcus aureus. During the same year it was demonstrated that this substance cures black-tongue in dogs and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 1938-07, Vol.142 (3584), p.76-77
Hauptverfasser: KLIGLER, I. J, GROSOWITCH, N
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:NICOTINIC acid has recently assumed special importance as a vitamin for certain bacteria, animals and man. Knight1 has shown that nicotinic acid is an essential factor for the growth of Staphylococcus aureus. During the same year it was demonstrated that this substance cures black-tongue in dogs and pellagra in man2,3.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/142076b0