STUDIES ON BACTERIAL NUTRITION : V. THE EFFECT OF PLANT TISSUE UPON THE GROWTH OF ANAEROBIC BACILLI.

1. Certain anaerobic bacteria grow under aerobic conditions in plain broth in the presence of sterile unheated plant tissue. 2. Aerobic growth of anaerobic bacteria under the above conditions may be related to the presence of growth-accessory substances, and to the action of oxidizing-reducing systems of plant tissue in the destruction of toxic peroxides of bacterial origin.