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. 1971 Jun;3(6):774–776. doi: 10.1128/iai.3.6.774-776.1971

Correlation of Staphylococcal Bacteriophage Types to L-Form Colony Production

Harry P Dalton 1, Mario R Escobar 1, Marvin J Allison 1
PMCID: PMC416236  PMID: 16558053

Abstract

The ability of 258 strains of Staphylococcus aureus and 132 strains of S. epidermidis to produce L-form colonies in a standard environment was investigated. Production of these colonies by S. aureus was correlated with their phage type. Phage type 7 strains produced L-form colonies in larger numbers and more consistently than those of phage type 80/81. No L-form colonies were produced by the S. epidermidis strains tested.

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