Action of lysozyme on penicillin-induced filaments of Proteus vulgaris.
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Penicillin-induced filaments of Proteus vulgaris P 18 had a seemingly unaltered cell envelope. Lysozyme, however, reduced the wall part of these filaments into a three-layered structure and caused transformation into spheroplasts. Although cross walls and membrane septa were absent in the filaments, most of the lysozyme-induced spheroplasts remained attached to each other.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of bacteriology
دوره 120 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1974