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IN previous studies1 it has been shown that Lactobacillus lactis O 37 grows much better in autoclaved milk than in milk heated only to 80–90° C. Apparently this is due to the formation in milk, during heating in the autoclave, of a stimulatory substance which results from the decomposition of lactose2.
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AUCLAIR, J., PORTMANN, A. Formic Acid as a Growth Stimulant for Lactobacillus lactis in Autoclaved Milk. Nature 179, 782–783 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/179782a0
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