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. 1969 Nov;100(2):1128–1130. doi: 10.1128/jb.100.2.1128-1130.1969

Electron Microscopy of Effect of Polymyxin on Escherichia coli Lipopolysaccharide

J Lopes 1, W E Inniss 1
PMCID: PMC250208  PMID: 4311679

Abstract

Polymxyin treatment of isolated lipopolysaccharide from Escherichia coli resulted in the breakdown of its structure.

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