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Abstract

SUMMARY: When viewed in the electron microscope, cells of and changed markedly when suspended in cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) solutions instead of distilled water; the cytoplasm contracts away from the cell wall. The proportion of cells showing such contraction, in the case of , can he correlated with the proportion of cells killed by the treatment. High concentrations of CTAB appear to strip off the cell envelopes.

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1951-05-01
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