Studies in the metabolism of the strict anaerobes (genus Clostridium)

OUR knowledge of the metabolism of the bacteria of the genus Clostridium (the strict anaerobes) is at present very scanty. It has been recently reviewed Topley and Wilson, 1929; McLeod, 1930; Stephenson, 1930, so only a brief summary will be given here, including facts discovered since the above reviews were published. Special reference will be made to Cl. sporogenes, which has been used by many workers as a type species, and of which our knowledge is the fullest. The present position is as follows.