Publications

the genus pediococcus.		1949	15407471
phage formation in staphylococcus muscae cultures. x. the relationship between virus synthesis, the release of bacterial ribonucleic acid, virus liberation, and cellular lysis.	1. under a variety of conditions in which cells are infected with one or a few virus particles and the host cells are killed, but no infective particles or virus material is formed as indicated by plaque count, one-step growth curve, or protein or desoxyribonucleic determinations, the cells neither lyse nor release ribonucleic acid into the medium. 2. the "killing" effect of s. muscae phage is separate from its lytic property. 3. the release of ribonucleic acid into the medium is not simply due ...	1952	14898025
production of catalase by the pediococci.		1953	13069407
the nutrition and physiology of the genus pediococcus.		1954	13152063
catalase activity in pediococcus cerevisiae as related to hydrogen ion activity.		1957	13481014
selection of bacterial mutants of increased sensitivity to aminopterin.		1959	13632794
mode of division of pediococci.		1959	13644244
reclassification of leuconostoc mesenteroides p. 60 as a pedicoccus.		1959	13657146
nature of the citrovorum factor requirement of pediococcus cerevisiae.		1960	13845832
comparative study of gaffkya homari, aerococcus viridans, tetrad-forming cocci from meat curing brines, and the genus pediococcus.		1960	13815447
the effect of asparagine on the growth of a gram-positive coccus.		1961	13703796
folinic acid requirment of strains of the genus pedicoccus.		1961	13703797
sparing of folinic acid by thymidine.	thymidine, which is inactive when added alone to pediococcus cerevisiae (leuconostoc citrovorum) 8081, was found to increase its growth in the presence of folinic acid. the addition of thymidine increased both the sensitivity of the folinic acid assay and the total growth yield. the mechanism of the synergistic effect of thymidine is briefly discussed.	1961	13709112
microbiology of meat curing. iv. a lyophilized pediococcus cerevisiae starter culture for fermented sausage.		1961	13721283
catalase of pedicoccus cerevisiae.		1961	13721713
serological characters of the pediococci.		1961	13902977
the cultural and physiological characters of the pediococci.		1961	13902978
3,4-dehydroproline, a proline antagonist.		1962	13989505
oxidative metabolism in pediococcus pentosaceus. ii. factors controlling the formation of oxidative activities.	dobrogosz, walter j. (the pennsylvania state university, university park) and robert w. stone. oxidative metabolism in pediococcus pentosaceus. ii. factors controlling the formation of oxidative activities. j. bacteriol. 84:724-729. 1962.-studies were conducted on some factors which regulate the formation of oxidative activities in pediococcus pentosaceus, a homofermentative lactic acid organism. oxidative abilities were defined as the capacities to oxidize glucose and glycerol, and to exhibit c ...	1962	14028240
the isolation, identification and synthesis of a peptide growth factor for p. cerevisiae.		1962	13893672
oxidative metabolism in pediococcus pentosaceus. i. role of oxygen and catalase.	dobrogosz, walter j. (pennsylvania state university, university park) and robert w. stone. oxidative metabolism in pediococcus pentosaceus. i. role of oxygen and catalase. j. bacteriol. 84:716-723. 1962.-studies were conducted on the physiological behavior of several strains of pediococcus pentosaceus isolated from alfalfa silages. although these organisms are regarded as homofermentative lactic acid bacteria which metabolize carbohydrates via the classic reactions of glycolysis, this investigat ...	1962	14028239
reversal of d-cycloserine inhibition of bacterial growth by alanine.	zygmunt, walter a. (mead johnson & co., evansville, ind.). reversal of d-cycloserine inhibition of bacterial growth by alanine. j. bacteriol. 84:154-156. 1962.-reversal of the antibacterial activity of d-4-amino-3-isoxazolidone by alanine in bacterial cultures actively growing on chemically defined media was compared in cultures requiring exogenous alanine and those capable of its synthesis. dl-alanine was the most effective reversal agent in pediococcus cerevisiae, an alanine-requiring organism ...	1962	16561951
pentose utilization by pediococcus pentosaceus.	dobrogosz, walter j. (university of illinois, urbana) and ralph d. demoss. pentose utilization by pediococcus pentosaceus. j. bacteriol. 85:1356-1364. 1963.-data are presented which indicate that pentoses are metabolized by pediococcus pentosaceus through the use of an inducible phosphoketolase pathway. the utilization of each of the pentoses (l-arabinose, d-ribose, and d-xylose) appears to involve a different regulatory process. thus, d-ribose was fermented by cells grown on any pentose or gluc ...	1963	14047230
synthesis and antibacterial properties of some tripeptides.		1963	14184939
a metabolic relationship of spermine to folinic acid and thymidine.		1963	13994914
studies on the physiology of rickettsiae. iv. folic acids of coxiella burnetii.	mattheis, martha s. (university of kansas, lawrence), m. silverman, and d. paretsky. studies on the physiology of rickettsiae. iv. folic acids of coxiella burnetii. j. bacteriol. 85:37-41. 1963.-yolk, yolk sac, and embryo tissues of uninfected eggs, and those infected with coxiella burnetii, were analyzed for folic acid derivatives by employing diethylaminoethyl (deae)-cellulose column chromatography. infected tissues contained quantitatively less folate, but the elution profiles of both infecte ...	1963	13933852
synthesis and antibacterial activity of n4-(l-valyl-l-valyl)-sulfanilamide and analogs.		1963	13976773
glucose dehydrogenase activity in pediococcus pentosaceus.		1963	14051811
the use of soft agar in the study of conditions affecting the utilization of fermentable substrates by lactic acid bacteria.		1963	14058987
enzyme formation in pediococcus pentosaceus treated with mitomycin c.		1963	14066495
[study of a bacterium isolated from cheese source of vitamin b12 and other group b vitamins].		1963	14081747
the pteroylglutamate components of american diets as determined by chromatographic fractionation.		1963	14086780
nature of the lipids of some lactic acid bacteria.	ikawa, miyoshi (university of california, berkeley). nature of the lipids of some lactic acid bacteria. j. bacteriol. 85:772-781. 1963.-lactobacillus casei, l. plantarum, leuconostoc mesenteroides, pediococcus cerevisiae, and streptococcus faecalis were grown on a lipid-free medium, and the amounts of acetone-soluble lipids, acetone-insoluble phospholipids, and unextracted or bound lipid in the cells were estimated. neutral glycerides appeared to be absent, or present only in traces, in l. casei ...	1963	14044942
induction and repression of l-arabinose isomerase in pediococcus pentosaceus.	dobrogosz, walter j. (university of illinois, urbana) and ralph d. demoss. induction and repression of l-arabinose isomerase in pediococcus pentosaceus. j. bacteriol. 85:1350-1355. 1963.-the inducible l-arabinose isomerase of pediococcus pentosaceus can be rapidly and conveniently measured in whole-cell preparations by use of a standard colorimetric procedure originally developed for studies with cell-free enzyme preparations. the enzyme is measured by its ability to catalyze the isomerization o ...	1963	14047229
interrelationship between temperature and sodium chloride on growth of lactic acid bacteria isolated from meat-curing brines.	goldman, manuel (american meat institute foundation, chicago, ill.), r. h. deibel, and c. f. niven, jr. interrelationship between temperature and sodium chloride on growth of lactic acid bacteria isolated from meat-curing brines. j. bacteriol. 85:1017-1021. 1963.-an elevation of the temperature limit for growth of some pediococcus homari (gaffkya homari) and motile lactobacillus strains could be effected by the addition of sodium chloride to the growth medium. at the optimal temperature for grow ...	1963	14043988
effects of uracil and thymidine on the development of resistance to 5-fluorouracil in pediococcus cerevisiae.	white, p. j. (roswell park memorial institute, buffalo, n.y.) and c. a. nichol. effects of uracil and thymidine on the development of resistance to 5-fluorouracil in pediococcus cerevisiae. j. bacteriol. 85:97-105. 1963.-growth of pediococcus cerevisiae atcc 8081 in a basal semidefined medium was inhibited by 5-fluorouracil (fu) and 5-fluoro-2'-deoxyuridine (fudr). addition of uracil slightly decreased sensitivity to fu, but did not affect inhibition by fudr. addition of thymidine alone increase ...	1963	14000344
folic acid derivatives synthesized during growth of diplococcus pneumonia.	sirotnak, f. m. (sloan-kettering institute for cancer research, new york, n.y.), gloria j. donati, and dorris j. hutchison. folic acid derivatives synthesized during growth of diplococcus pneumoniae. j. bacteriol. 85:658-665. 1963.-under cultural conditions permitting synthesis of folic acid in an amount greatly in excess (20- to 30-fold) of that required for maximal growth of diplococcus pneumoniae, 85 to 90% of the growth factor accumulated as polyglutamates. approximately equal amounts of mon ...	1963	14046462
some characteristics of an oleate-requiring, hemolytic pediococcus.	deibel, r. h. (st. james hospital, chicago heights, ill.), j. h. silliker, and p. t. fagan. some characteristics of an oleate-requiring, hemolytic pediococcus. j. bacteriol. 88:1078-1083. 1964.-a gram-positive, catalase-negative, tetradforming coccus, isolated from a bronchial aspirate, is described. the organism was classified as a member of the genus pediococcus on the basis of morphological and physiological characteristics. it differed from previously described members of this genus in that ...	1964	14219022
the biosynthesis of folic acid. iii. enzymatic formation of dihydrofolic acid from dihydropteroic acid and of tetrahydropteroylpolyglutamic acid compounds from tetrahydrofolic acid.		1964	14114858
substitution of manganese for tomato juice in the cultivation of lactic acid bacteria.	tomato juice was separated by chemical and physical methods into various active fractions, as measured by growth response and acid production by numerous lactic acid bacteria. incineration of the treated extracts with little apparent loss in activity established the fact that the stimulatory component was of inorganic composition. of the various cations tested, manganese was the only element that produced biological activity comparable to that of the original extract. of the 71 strains of lactic ...	1964	14133240
[on the polyols formed in lactic fermentation of glucides].		1964	14146827
preparation and growth-inhibitory properties of new polycyclic 2,4-diaminopyrimidines.		1964	14151862
meta- and ortho-(n-bis(2-chloroethyl))-aminobenzoylglutamic acids.		1964	14151990
new fluorometric method for estimation of citrovorum factor.		1964	14186667
blood folic acid studies. vii. purification and properties of the folic acid precursors of human erythrocytes.		1964	14209970
properties of reduced derivatives of aminopterin.		1964	14213374
further studies of the genus pediococcus.		1964	14215438
alterations in circulating folate induced by b12 deficiency.		1964	14233476
medium for producing cells of lactic acid bacteria.		1964	14239585
comparative bioautography of folic and folinic acids of erythrocytes and livers of normal ducks and ducks infected with malarial parasites.		1964	14244807
[disturbance in folic acid metabolism in vitamin b12 deficiency induced by anti-vitamin b12].		1964	14251719
pure culture fermentation of brined cucumbers.	the relative abilities of pediococcus cerevisiae, lactobacillus plantarum, l. brevis, and several other species of lactic acid bacteria to grow and produce acid in brined cucumbers were evaluated in pure culture fermentations. such fermentations were made possibly by the use of two techniques, gamma radiation (0.83 to 1.00 mrad) and hot-water blanching (66 to 80 c for 5 min), designed first to rid the cucumbers of naturally occurring, interfering, and competitive microbial groups prior to brinin ...	1964	16349651
role of leuconostoc mesenteroides in leavening the batter of idli, a fermented food of india.	the fermentation of the batter of idli, a fermented food of india, was studied. the microorganisms responsible for the characteristic changes in the batter were isolated and identified. although there is a sequential change in the bacterial flora, the predominant microorganism responsible for souring, as well as for gas production, was found to be leuconostoc mesenteroides. in the later stages of fermentation, growth of streptococcus faecalis and, still later, of pediococcus cerevisiae becomes s ...	1965	14325884
oxidative metabolism in pediococcus pentosaceus iii. glucose dehydrogenase system.	lee, chin k. (north carolina state of the university of north carolina, raleigh), and walter j. dobrogosz. oxidative metabolism in pediococcus pentosaceus. iii. glucose dehydrogenase system. j. bacteriol. 90:653-660. 1965.-a method was developed for the purification of glucose dehydrogenase from pediococcus pentosaceus az-25-5. the procedures included treatments with protamine sulfate, ammonium sulfate, and heat in addition to acid precipitation, calcium phosphate adsorption and elution, and die ...	1965	16562063
distribution and characteristics of the catalases of lactobacillaceae.	johnston, m. a. (cornell university, ithaca, n.y.), and e. a. delwiche. distribution and characteristics of the catalases of lactobacillaceae. j. bacteriol. 90:347-351. 1965.-certain strains of lactobacilli and pediococci incorporated hematin during growth, with the concomitant formation of cyanide- and azide-sensitive catalase. three of five strains of lactobacilli and five of 25 strains of pediococci were capable of this biosynthesis. the pediococci required the heme component of blood, wherea ...	1965	14329446
the fate of orally and parenterally administered folates.		1965	14332350
beer-spoilage bacteria and their control with a phosphoric acid--ammonium persulfate wash.		1965	14332530
silage bacteriology. ii. influence of temperature differences on the composition of the lactic microflora.		1965	14333082
relationships between biotin and vitamin b12. effects of biotin and vitamin b12 on folic acid metabolism.	1. the effects of dietary biotin compared with vitamin b(12) on the total content and on the distribution of the various folate derivatives in the liver of rats given a biotin-free diet have been studied. the effect of both vitamins on the conversion in vitro of folic acid into citrovorum factor in the same experimental conditions was also examined. 2. in biotin-treated rats as well as in vitamin b(12)-treated rats the total content of folic acid-active substances measured microbiologically by p ...	1965	14340069
folic acid derivatives in yeast.		1965	14342346
disturbance of folic acid metabolism in vitamin b12 deficiency caused by antivitamin b12.		1965	4953626
[morphology and method of division of pediococcus cerevisiae].		1965	5836677
naturally occurring folates in the blood and liver of the rat.		1965	5850401
on the nitrogen nutrition of silage strains of lactic acid bacteria.		1966	5916750
the redistribution of nitrogen in silage by lactic-acid-producing bacteria.		1966	5916751
chemical characterization of wines fermented with various malo-lactic bacteria.	six malo-lactic strains of lactic acid bacteria were isolated from california wines and identified as lactobacillus delbrueckii, l. buchneri, l. brevis, leuconostoc citrovorum, and two strains of pediococcus cerevisiae. malo-lactic fermentation was induced in separate lots of wine by inoculation of each lot with one of the strains of bacteria. malo-lactic fermentation had occurred in each inoculated wine within 2 months. the resultant wines were subjected to chemical analysis, including gas chro ...	1966	5927037
[adansonian taxonomy and the relationship of microorganisms in terms of the concepts of similarity value and center species. (2). on the tribe streptococcae of the family coccaceae].		1966	6005767
[microflora of sourdough. 3. studies on lactobacilli occurring in "spontaneous sourdoughs" and their significance for baking techniques].		1966	6013719
the isolation of pediococci from human saliva.		1966	5226785
microbial growth on c1 compounds. the role of folat in the metabolism of pseudomonas am1.	1. the growth of pseudomonas am1 is much more sensitive to inhibition by sulphanilamide when methanol, rather than succinate, acts as the sole carbon and energy source; a sulphanilamide concentration of 1mm, which causes almost complete inhibition of growth on methanol, has little effect in a succinate medium. 2. similar results have been obtained with sulphadiazine and sulphathiazole. sulphanilic acid has little effect. 3. a similar differential sensitivity to sulphanilamide is shown by protami ...	1966	4957628
nature of the blood folates in young chicks and poults fed pteroylmonoglutamic acid or pteroylheptaglutamates.		1966	4958462
distribution of folates in ochromonas malhamensis.		1966	4961345
pure culture fermentation of green olives.	the method previously developed by us for the pure-culture fermentation of brined cucumbers and other vegetables has been applied successfully to manzanillo variety olives. field-run grade fruit was processed first by conventional procedures to remove most of the bitterness. then the relative abilities of lactobacillus plantarum, l. brevis, pediococcus cerevisiae, and leuconostoc mesenteroides to become established and produce acid in both heat-shocked (74 c for 3 min) and unheated olives, brine ...	1966	16349674
occurrence of an inhibitor of lactic acid bacteria in green olives.	green olives were found to contain an inhibitor(s) of several species of lactic acid bacteria usually associated with the spanish-type brined olive fermentation. the inhibitor was demonstrated by the presence of inhibition zones surrounding tissue which had been cut from frozen olives and implanted in a seeded nutritive agar medium. relative potencies of aqueous extracts of frozen olives were determined by a paper disc assay method. the mission variety of olive contained the most inhibitor, and ...	1967	16349729
group q streptococci. ii. nutritional characteristics and growth relationship to thymine, folate, and folinate.	the vitamin requirements of the group q streptococci (streptococcus avium) and the established enterococcal species (s. faecalis and s. faecium) paralleled one another, although s. avium did not characteristically require riboflavine or pyridoxal. s. avium was further differentiated in that it required thymine for growth initiation whether or not folate was present. folate was stimulatory in the presence of sub-optimal concentrations of thymine, as well as during the early growth period with opt ...	1967	4962700
microbiological assay of serum and whole-blood folic acid activity.		1967	4964159
folate coenzyme pattern, folate linked enzymes and methionine biosynthesis in rat liver mitochondria.		1967	4964461
studies on continuous cultures of pediococci.		1967	4168168
malo-lactic fermentation.		1967	4866751
malate dehydrogenases. i. a survey of molecular size measured by gel filtration.		1967	6069046
[erythemato-papulo-vesiculo-pruriginous parasitic skin diseases of the arms and hands, caused by pediculoides ventricosus].		1967	5601526
aerococcus-like organisms isolated from human infections.	ten strains of gram-positive cocci isolated from patients with endocarditis and other infections, though resembling enterococci, proved to belong to the aerococcus-pediococcus-gaffkya group of bacteria.	1967	5602566
microbial destruction by low concentrations of hypochlorite and iodophor germicides in alkaline and acidified water.	hypochlorite and iodophor germicides were evaluated for their ability to destroy a variety of organisms at levels approximating those used for final sanitizing rinse for dairy and food equipment and beverage bottles (3 to 50 ppm). test organisms included escherichia coli, streptococcus lactis, lactobacillus plantarum, pediococcus cerevisiae, and saccharomyces cerevisiae. the hypochlorites and iodophors demonstrated approximate rates of destruction at equivalent concentrations for the bacterial s ...	1967	5340652
plate assay methods for amino acids. 7. tyrosine.		1968	4978918
plate assay methods for amino acids. 5. usefulness of nine strains of lactic-acid bacteria for the assay of methionine.		1968	4979113
plate assay methods for amino acids. 6. comparative assays for methionine carried out by the plate method, the tube method and the ion-exchange column chromatographic method.		1968	4979114
a comparison of the cell walls of pediococcus cerevisiae and of a substrain that requires methicillin fr growth.		1968	5635519
a strain of pediococcus cerevisiae which requires methicillin for growth.		1968	5635524
glycerol ester hydrolase activity of lactic acid bacteria.	seventeen strains of lactic acid bacteria were assayed for their glycerol ester hydrolase activity by using an improved agar-well technique, and eight strains by determining the activity in cell-free extracts using a ph-stat procedure. all cultures tested showed activity and hydrolyzed tributyrin more actively than they did tricaproin. the cell extract studies demonstrated that the cells contained intracellular esterases and lipases. the culture supernatant fluid was without activity. the lipase ...	1968	5649866
lactic acid bacterial fermentation of burong dalag.	the fermented food, burong dalag, prepared in many filipino homes, was studied to determine the nature of the microbiological and chemical changes that occur during fermentation. this is a lactic acid bacterial fermentation in which the species leuconostoc mesenteroides, pediococcus cerevisiae, and lactobacillus plantarum played the major acid-producing role. the ph was lowered to below 4.0, and about 0.9% acid as lactic acid was attained in 1 week. it was essential to keep the product covered w ...	1968	5726145
studies on dihydrofolate reductase related to the drug sensitivity of microbial and neoplastic cells.		1968	5756447
the interpretation of freeze-etched artificial and bilogical membranes.		1968	4872426
tetrahydrofolate-dependent enzyme activities of the rat liver in riboflavin deficiency.		1968	4970398
5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid and other folate derivatives in germinating pea seedlings.		1968	4973908
kinetic isotope effects in enzymatic oxidations of d-[1-h]glucose and d-[1-2-h]glucose.		1968	4297943
effect of folinate on thymidine uptake by pediococcus cerevisiae.	uptake of (3)h-thymidine by resting cells of pediococcus cerevisiae was found to be energy- and temperature-dependent. the ph optimum was between 6.5 and 8.0, and after 2 min of incubation most of the radioactivity was found in the deoxyribonucleic acid (dna) fraction. iodoacetate at a concentration of 10(-2)m caused a 50% inhibition of uptake. preincubation of resting cells for 10 min with folinate (10(-3)mu mole/ml) diminished the (3)h-thymidine uptake by 75%. in growing cells, the folinate-in ...	1968	4230856
bloater formation by gas-forming lactic acid bacteria in cucumber fermentations.	the formation of "bloaters" (hollow stock) in cucumbers brined for salt-stock purposes at 5 to 10% salt has been associated with gaseous fermentation caused chiefly by yeasts. recently, serious early bloater damage, not attributable to yeasts, has been observed in commercial-scale experiments on control of bloaters in overnight dill pickles brined in 50-gal barrels at 3.0 to 4.5% salt. growth of fermentative species of yeasts was effectively controlled by the addition of 0.025, 0.05, and 0.1% so ...	1968	16349808
fermentation of philippine vegetable blends.	seven blends of philipphine vegetables, two of which contained soybeans and one mongo bean sprouts, were prepared for fermentation and study of microbiological and chemical changes. the fermentations were typical lactic acid bacterial fermentations, initiated by leuconostoc mesenteroides and continued by lactobacillus brevis, pediococcus cerevisiae, and l. plantarum. the combination of high acidity and low ph resembled other vegetable fermentations, such as sauerkraut. the procedure offers a met ...	1969	16349831
microbiological plate assay methods for free amino acid levels in blood.		1969	4975048
the distribution of folates in rabbit tissues during phenylhydrazine-induced haemolysis.		1969	4978549