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PREVIOUS papers on the subject of bacterial protoplasts prepared by the action of lysozyme indicate that the authors have been unable to observe growth and division of these structures over a prolonged period1–3, although indications of activity in this direction have been obtained4,5.
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JEYNES, M. Growth and Properties of Bacterial Protoplasts. Nature 180, 867 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/180867a0
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