title: Natural rubber serum that contains a special growth promoter for Bifidobacterium.
abstract: Natural rubber serum (NRS), was found to have a remarkable growth-promoting effect on various kinds of microorganisms, in particular, anaerobes. NRS stimulated the growth of all the species of Bifidobacterium tried and synergism was noted between the effects of NRS and nutrients in media that contained yeast extract, meat extract, and the casein as nutrients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ishizaki
mesh_terms: D001644:Bifidobacterium / Q000254:growth & development*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D003470:Culture Media; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000032:analysis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012408:Rubber / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D006133:Growth Substances; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012408:Rubber