title: Enterococcus faecalis grows on ascorbic acid.
abstract: We show that Enterococcus faecalis can utilize ascorbate for fermentative growth. In chemically defined media, growth yield was limited by the supply of amino acids, and the cells showed a much higher demand for amino acids than when they were grown on glucose.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microbial Gene Technology and Food Microbiology, Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mehmeti
authors.forename: Margrete
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Solheim
authors.forename: Ingolf F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Nes
authors.forename: Helge
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Holo
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005285:Fermentation; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D003470:Culture Media; D005947:Glucose; D001205:Ascorbic Acid