The role of bacteria in retting of desiccated flax during damp weather

Recent developments in the microbiology

Recent developments in the microbiology of retting. Part II.—The part played by bacteria in retting the flax and in purifying the liquor

✍ Allen, L. A. 📂 Article 📅 1946 🏛 Wiley (John Wiley & Sons) ⚖ 544 KB

## Abstract Bacteria causing soft rot of potato were found to occur consistently in retting liquor and to increase considerably in numbers during the course of a ret. These were mainly spore‐forming anaerobes, though smaller numbers of more‐forming aerobes able to cause soft rot also appeared. Inve