THE FORMULA FOR THE FERMENTING CAPACITY OF A SINGLE CELL

Abstract

A modification of the manner of stating the formula suggested by Rahn (1912) and improved by Buchanan and Fulmer (1918), which makes it clear that the short time intervals taken must be computed separately and not from zero time, is as follows: [image] where =the amount of the fermentation product formed; [DELTA]S and [DELTA]t are increased during a short time interval ; and b2 and b1, the corresponding bacterial counts. This applies only while the rate of cell multiplication is increasing or constant. It applies to heat production as well as to the other products.