Abstract
Several revertants possessing a cell wall were obtained from L-forms of Nocardia asteroides 10905. These L-form revertants differed from the parent in respect to colonial and cellular morphology, pigmentation, metabolic capacities, cell wall structure, and mycolic acid composition. These data suggest a possible mechanism for the taxonomic heterogeneity and phenotypic diversity observed among N. asteroides strains.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 574-578 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of clinical microbiology |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1981 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)