The effect of temperature on the formation of ethanol by Candida albicans in blood.
The effect of temperature on microbial fermentation in blood was studied. Specimens of human blood from a blood bank were inoculated with Candida albicans, an organism capable of causing fermentation. A preservative was added to a portion of the inoculated specimens. These inoculated specimens, as well as uninoculated blood, were stored under various temperature conditions. Production of ethyl alcohol was monitored over a period of six months. Fermentation was found to be highly temperature dependent, with refrigeration proving to be most effective at inhibiting ethanol formation.
Chang
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PharmChem Laboratories, Menlo Park, CA.
Kollman
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D000437:Alcoholism / Q000097:blood; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000502:physiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D000431:Ethanol / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005285:Fermentation; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013696:Temperature
D000431:Ethanol