THE ACTION OF LYSOZYME ON THE CELL WALL AND CAPSULE OF BACILLUS MEGATERIUM
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- 1 July 1953
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 66 (1), 112-117
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.66.1.112-117.1953
Abstract
The action of lysozyme on cells of B. megaterium strain 899, killed with 15% formaldehyde, was observed and descr. The capsule and cell wall substances are attacked by lysozyme indicating the presence of an acetyl aminopolysaccharide component of these structures. Chains of the bacilli are disrupted by the lysozyme as a result of the lysis of the walls of adjoining cells.Keywords
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