TABLE II. DISSIMILATORY PROCESSES OF SOME IMPORTANT 

 GROUPS OF MICRO-ORGANISMS 



Oxidative dissimilatory processes 



autotrophic 

 bacteria 



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&&&&&a 



aerobic 



sporeforming 



bacteria 



Pseudomonas 



Micrococcus 



Sarcina 



Spirillum 



Vibrio 



Mycobacterium? 



Fermentative dissimilatory processes 



yeasts 



coliform bacteria 



bacteria of the 

 Proteus group 



urea splitting 

 bacteria 



denitrifying 

 bacteria 



lactic acid 

 bacteria 



anaerobic 

 cellulose 

 decomposing 

 bacteria 



butyric acid 

 bacteria 



anaerobic 

 protein 

 fermenting 

 bacteria 



methane bacteria 



sulfate reducing 

 bacteria 



inorganic compounds 

 carbohydrates and sugaralcohols 



£v:*X*j organic substances containing nitrogen 

 5§§§§§§j salts of organic acid 



