TAXONOMIC STUDIES ON THE HIOCHI-BACTERIA, SPECIFIC SAPROPHYTES OF SAKE

Abstract

1) Sixty-four strains of hiochi-bacteria isolated from spoiled saké have been used for this research.2) Hiochi-bacteria have been recognized to belong to the mesophilic lactic acid bacteria. They can be divided into homofermenters and heterofermenters, and each of these two groups can be further classified by whether they demand hiochic acid or not.3) This system of classification of hiochi-bacteria is apparently identical with the combination of the classical systems of YAMASAKI and of TAKAHASHI, who classified by plus or minus of gas-formation, and plus or minus of growth in the media other than saké, respectively.