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. 1971 Oct;4(4):513–515. doi: 10.1128/iai.4.4.513-515.1971

Influence of Oxidation and Reduction on the Acid-Fastness of Mycobacteria

W Nyka 1
PMCID: PMC416342  PMID: 4118118

Abstract

Experiments are described in which the acid-fastness of mycobacteria was destroyed by reduction and restored by oxidation.

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