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SYNOPSIS. Carbohydrate utilization by 9 strains of Hartmannella castellanii has been studied by growing the amoebae in a chemically defined medium which did not support growth without an added energy source. Strains differed in the utilization of sucrose, raffinose, melibiose and mannitol. The strains which did not use sucrose for growth were shown to metabolize this sugar: 14CO2 was produced and 14C incorporated into TCA isoluble compounds when the amoebae were grown in the presence of radioactive sucrose.
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