Abstract
Growth curves were plotted for Shigella flexneri and Klebsiella (Aerobacter aerogenes) multiplying in pure and mixed culture. In mixed culture, Klebsiella inhibited Shigella. Exponential growth was interrupted and Shigella entered into a logarithmic death phase. An analysis of cultures at the time inhibition occurred revealed that formic and acetic acids produced by Klebsiella were responsible for the inhibition of Shigella. Klebsiella strongly reduced the culture medium. The volatile fatty acids, operating under reduced conditions, exerted a bactericidal effect on Shigella. Results are discussed with reference to the possible role of volatile fatty acids as factors responsible for Shigella inhibition in vivo.
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