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. 1972 May;23(5):1027–1028. doi: 10.1128/am.23.5.1027-1028.1972

Cultivation of Leptospires: Fatty Acid Requirements

R C Johnson 1, Judith K Walby 1
PMCID: PMC380495  PMID: 4555631

Abstract

Both the parasitic and the saprophytic leptospires grow well on a pair of fatty acids (one saturated, the other unsaturated) if they contain at least 15 carbon atoms.

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