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. 1983 Aug;46(2):515–517. doi: 10.1128/aem.46.2.515-517.1983

Prevention of Staphylococcus aureus lysis.

S Bhaduri
PMCID: PMC239435  PMID: 6625572

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus S-6 cells grown in chemically defined media often lysed after exponential growth. Lysis could be prevented by the addition of alanine or proline before the culture reached stationary phase.

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