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Sphæroplasts of E. coli obtained by the Lytic Enzyme isolated from Phage T2

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SPHÆBOPLASTS of E. coli B, obtained by treatment of cultures with ‘ghosts’ of phages, present an incomplete medium for the reproduction of the virus1.

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GOLDFARB, D., ZUEV, V. & GERSHANOVITCH, V. Sphæroplasts of E. coli obtained by the Lytic Enzyme isolated from Phage T2. Nature 204, 1331–1332 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/2041331a0

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