TABLE 1.

l-Sorbose assimilation and growth of G. suboxydans IFO 3291 and SR3^a

Time (h)	Assimilation (g/liter) of:				Growth (OD600) of:
	l-Sorbose		d-Sorbitol		IFO 3291	SR3
	IFO 3291	SR3	IFO 3291	SR3
0	0.0	0.0	20.0	20.0	0.1	0.1
3	1.9	4.5	20.7	14.5	0.3	0.5
6	3.8	9.2	17.7	11.0	0.6	1.0
9	9.5	17.7	10.2	1.9	1.2	2.3
12	18.3	17.6	1.2	0.0	2.6	2.8
15	16.4	19.0	0.0	0.0	3.9	2.6
18	14.0	18.1	0.0	0.0	4.7	2.5
23	9.2	18.1	0.0	0.0	5.9	2.5

^aThe strains were cultivated in 500-ml flasks containing 50 ml of SL-SCM medium at 30°C on a rotary flask shaker at 180 rpm. OD₆₀₀, optical density at 600 nm.