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. 1982 Oct;16(4):747–750. doi: 10.1128/jcm.16.4.747-750.1982

Production of Phenylacetic Acid by Anaerobes

D Mayrand 1, G Bourgeau 1
PMCID: PMC272461  PMID: 7153325

Abstract

We tested 388 strains of anaerobes from 17 genera for the production of phenylacetic acid. The compound was found in only two genera (Bacteroides and Clostridium) but not within all the species of these genera.

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