Abstract
A method is described for predetermining whether lysozyme-damaged enterococci grow as either the parent strain or as L-forms. Organisms treated with lysozyme grew as L-forms on media solidified with low concentrations of agar, or the damaged cells grew as streptococci on media solidified with high concentrations of gelatin. After induction, some of the L-forms reverted to the parent strain, but most did not during three routine subcultures. Continued spontaneous reversion occurred through approximately 30 subcultures after induction. However, subsequent progeny did not revert, even when subjected to conditions such as the gelatin medium which strongly favors growth in the streptococcal phase.
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