TY - JOUR
T1 - Stimulation by Natural Rubber Serum Powder of the Growth of Bifidobacterium bifidum
AU - Oiki, Hirokazu
AU - Sonomoto, Kenji
AU - Ishizaki, Ayaaki
PY - 1996/12/1
Y1 - 1996/12/1
N2 - Natural rubber serum powder (NRSP) was found to have a remarkable growth-stimulating effect on Bifidobacterium bifidum. We compared NRSP with conventional stimulators of the growth of this microorganism, and we found that NRSP had a similar growth-stimulating effect to that of casein, as well as a synergistic effect. However, the effects of the concentration of casein and of NRSP on the growth of B. bifidum were different. Ammonium sulfate, which is one of the major contaminants of NRSP, enhanced the growth of the test strain, acting as a nitrogen source, and the other active ingredients of NRSP had additive nutritional effects.
AB - Natural rubber serum powder (NRSP) was found to have a remarkable growth-stimulating effect on Bifidobacterium bifidum. We compared NRSP with conventional stimulators of the growth of this microorganism, and we found that NRSP had a similar growth-stimulating effect to that of casein, as well as a synergistic effect. However, the effects of the concentration of casein and of NRSP on the growth of B. bifidum were different. Ammonium sulfate, which is one of the major contaminants of NRSP, enhanced the growth of the test strain, acting as a nitrogen source, and the other active ingredients of NRSP had additive nutritional effects.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0030547893
SN - 0023-6152
VL - 40
SP - 271
EP - 277
JO - Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University
JF - Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University
IS - 3-4
ER -