Studies on the Mechanism of Antagonism by Aerobacter Strains

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Received for publication April 2, 1951. * Present address: State Dept. of Health Laboratories, Oklahoma City, Okla. t Present address: Dept. of Exper. Path., Univ. of Tex. M. D. Anderson Hospital for Cancer Research, Houston, Tex. 1. Wynne, E. S. 1947, Antagonism by Aerobacter strains. J. Bact. 53: 469-478. 2. Neufeld, F. and Kuhn, H. 1934, Untersuchungen ueber direkten Bakterienantagonismus. Ztschr. f. Hyg. u. Infektionsk. 116: 95-110. University of Nebraska. The remainder were isolated from the following sources: A. aerogenes 8 and 9 from human feces, A. aerogenes 10 and 11 from lake water, and A. aerogenes 12 and 16 from sewage. Morphological and biochemical characteristics of all strains were found to conform to those listed in Bergey's Manual.8 The species against which the Aerobacter strains were tested were from the stock culture collection