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The results obtained by Holman (1955) indicating a marked protective effect of catalase on clostridia growing aerobically were shown to be due to impurities in the catalase preparation used. In aerobic liquid shake flask cultures, no stimulation of growth by crystalline catalase could be demonstrated, although withLactobacillus acidophilus andL. leichmannii a marked effect was observed.
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Mateles, R.I., Zuber, B.L. The effect of exogenous catalase on the aerobic growth of clostridia. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 29, 249–255 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02046065
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