Jersey Received for publication August 30, 1945 It has been well established that fatty substances are produced by various microorganisms, notably by certain yeasts and filamentous fungi as well as by the tubercle bacilli and a species of Azotobacter. The tubercle bacilli and other acid-fast bacteria contain from 20 to 40 per cent lipid on the dry-weight basis (Anderson, 1939). Even some of the common non-acid-fast bacteria may contain considerable amounts of lipid. Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus…
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