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Factors Governing the Adaptation of Bacteria against Quaternaries

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CHAPLIN has shown1 that, contrary to a view current until then2, it is possible to increase the resistance of certain Gram-negative bacteria to some quaternaries such as the cationic detergent ‘Roccal’ (alkyIdimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride).

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FISCHER, R., LAROSE, P. Factors Governing the Adaptation of Bacteria against Quaternaries. Nature 170, 715–716 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/170715a0

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