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A RECENT communication1 reporting that potassium permanganate yields an excellent fixation of vaccinia virus particles prompts me to point out that this fixative is equally satisfactory for some bacteria.
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MERCER, E. Fixation of Bacteria for Electron Microscopy. Nature 181, 1550–1551 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1811550a0
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