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L-forms of Staphylococcus aureus H do not synthesize the cell wall material mucopeptide. Isolated membranes prepared from these L-forms, however, have been shown to make important cell wall intermediates when supplied with appropriate substrates.
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CHATTERJEE, A., WARD, J. & PERKINS, H. Synthesis of Mucopeptide by L-form Membranes. Nature 214, 1311–1314 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/2141311a0
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