The extracellular formation of vitamin B₆ was searched in marine and terrestrial microorganisms. Two bacterial strains were selected and were identified as Vibrio andFlavobacterium, respectively. Marine microorganisms showed the considerable formation of vitamin B₆ and the presence of vitamin B₆ in sea water was also recognized. The cultural and reaction conditions for vitamin B₆ formation by these strains were investigated. Glycerol was commonly the most effective compound on vitamin B₆ formation among the compounds tested. It was suggested that both bacteria did not have the control system on vitamin B₆ biosynthesis by the amount of possible end products.

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