OXIDATIVE ASSIMILATION OF GLUCOSE AND ENDOGENOUS RESPIRATION OF BACILLUS CEREUS

Abstract
The results obtained with uniformly labeled glucose indicate an assimilation of approximately 50% of the glucose carbon by washed cells. Endogenous respiration is suppressed by 20 to 40% in the presence of glucose as indicated by C14-carbon dioxide production by labeled cells in endogenous and exogenous systems. Variation in carbon dioxide-C14 to cell-C14 ratios noted in the presence of variously labeled-glucoses are ascribed to variation in endogenous respiration of the cells with time.