
%0 Journal Article
%A Rodwell, AW 
%T The Role of Serum in thi Nutrition Asterococcus Mycoides
%J Australian Journal of Biological Sciences
%D 1956/03/01
%V 9
%N 1
%P 105-116
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/BI9560105
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/BI9560105 
%X For grow(,h or A.,yierococcl<S lI1!1coiilc8 in l'Olltpi"x liquid IllNI iml1 , Nl'l'um oould be l'Oplacecl by balancNIll1ix(,ures of a hl)at,-sfahln protein fnwtioll, elioloNiowl, and oleate, when 11 suitahle osmoLie pressllI'o was provided, Olea!!) could I", l'eplaeod by linolcaje 01' by linolollate, and t;he p,'ofein fraction by bovino ""!'tun albumin or by stareh. Both the protein fruction and cholcsto['()l inhibited tlw mpid lysis brought, about by low concentrations ofoloato or otbOl' BUrraGe-active agents. anionic and nOlliOllie. It was concluded that SOl'um provides a nOll-toxie SOllrce of olea!,(), prohably as n moleeulnr uRsociation with protein and cholosterol, lmC tho (Jvidenoo did not inrlieato whothor OJ' not. ehoiesj,ero] iii also required us n. llllj.l'ioni. 
