“…It is the official method in the United States (1,2) and is also used in Canada for the assay of vitamin BIZ in pharmaceuticals. Along with other workers, the authors (3) have found that it yields precise and reproducible results but suffers from the disadvantage that the organism is extremely sensitive to the way it is grown and prepared for assay. It has also been shown (4, 5) that glassware, for use in this assay, must be cleaned with considerable care.…”