ADAPTATION 



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Table I^-I 

 Groath on Bijcture of Lactate and Glucose 



Each mean value was determined from 8 tubes of No, 

 97 and 2 tubes of No. 322. 



*Mean time in hours from inoculation to initiation 

 of rapid growth on mixtures of lactic acid and glucose 

 and on glucose. 



**Mean time in hours from initiation of rapid growth 

 to attainment of maximum rate (flex point of curves! on 

 mixtures of lactic acid and glucose. 



***Final photometer readings: Mean values after be- 

 tween 600 and 800 hours incubation of No. 97 and 142 hours 

 incubation of No. 322. 



