THE INDUCTION BY LYSOZYME OF AN L-TYPE GROWTH IN MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS
- 1 February 1966
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Microbiology
- Vol. 12 (1) , 11-16
- https://doi.org/10.1139/m66-003
Abstract
Lysozyme in combination with ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) gives rise to spheroplasts when Mycobacterium tuberculosis is cultured in a nutritionally complete Tween 80 – albumin medium. These spheroplasts do not multiply in this medium, but when such forms, stabilized by the presence of sucrose and Mg++, are inoculated into PPLO agar or broth an L-form of growth is initiated. A CO2requirement was demonstrated by L-forms grown on solid media.Keywords
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