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The nutritional requirements of a strain of Polytomella agilis were investigated. Ethanol, butanol, acetate, propionate or butyrate were utilized as carbon sources. Glutamine was adequate as a sole source of nitrogen. Thiamine and vit. B12 were stimulatory. A simplified medium, adequate for continuous subculture of this organism, is presented.
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