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. 1985 Oct;164(1):397–400. doi: 10.1128/jb.164.1.397-400.1985

Bacteriophages in L form of Staphylococcus aureus.

E N Schmid
PMCID: PMC214257  PMID: 2931422

Abstract

Lysogenicity and phage typability of Staphylococcus aureus L-form cells are described. Spontaneously produced phages were found in thin sections of S. aureus L colonies. The dimensions of the tail and head resemble those of the morphological group BIII2 (T. Krzywy, I. Durlakowa, A. Kucharewcz-Krukowska, S. Krynski, and S. Slopek, Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Mikrobiol. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. Reihe A 250:287-295, 1981). Phages 3A and 3C of the international typing set lysed both the bacillary and L form of S. aureus.

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