Formation of Spheroplasts of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Lysozyme Treatment.
- 1 October 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine
- Vol. 114 (1) , 43-47
- https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-114-28580
Abstract
Summary Summary. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (strain H37Ra) has been converted into osmotically fragile spheroplasts by growth in a medium containing lysozyme and EDTA. These spherical forms were stabilized in the presence of sucrose and Mg++.Keywords
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