| Although the original research plan was to characterize the amylase
produced by the halophile RS6, a very interesting observation on the inhibition of RS6
growth by glucose was accidentally obtained. The exact mechanism of this glucose
growth inhibition is unknown, but still very interesting considering the unexpected nature
of the research results. These data contradict what is usually accepted about the
universal role of glucose in metabolism and energy formation. This glucose
inhibition of growth is specific for RS6 but is also concentration dependent.
Although the growth inhibition was confirmed in a broth medium, the growth results in an
HB liquid medium is much different than that in solid medium. More importantly, a
glucose resistant form of RS6 was isolated that should prove very useful in future
experiments in determining the mechanism of growth inhibition by glucose in this
halophilic bacterium. |