Abstract
In the previous paper authors investigated the effect of the supplement of Dsorbitol to the thiamine deficient diet of weanling rats which promoted the growth of the rats, and the thiamine level in organs, blood and feces were higher than no supplemented group. And it has been suggested that the synthesis of thiamine by intestinal bacteria increase when the medium were supplemented with D-sorbitol.
It is demonstrated in this report that the number of intestinal bacteria, especially of gram negative one, is increased in the D-sorbitol medium. The drop of pH in the medium is not so remarkable.
The synthesis of thiamine by the intestinal bacteria was markedly, but there was not so remarkable difference between D-sorbitol and glucose medium.
