Bacillus krzemieniewski

Bacillus krzemieniewski(f). This soil bacillus forms thick, gelatinous capsules on carbohydrate media and yields a polysaccharide which on hydrolysis is stated to produce L-mannose.660 This claim is based upon the melting point of the isolated mannose phenylhydrazone and upon the rotation of the hydrolyzed reaction mixture. It requires further confirmation. 

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