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Induction of Bacillus brevis L‐forms
Author(s) -
Strang J.A.,
Allan E.J.,
Seddon B.,
Paton A.M.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1991.tb03785.x
Subject(s) - penicillin , microbiology and biotechnology , cephalosporin , bacillus (shape) , chemistry , biology , antibiotics
L‐forms of Bacillus brevis were induced and maintained in L‐phase medium supplemented with inactivated horse serum with a combination of penicillin (80 u/ml) and cephalosporin (5 μg/ml) in liquid medium and penicillin (200 u/ml) in diphasic culture. These L‐forms failed to grow on solid media.