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Identification of Bacterial Strains by Pyrolysis Gas-liquid Chromatography

Nature volume 206, pages 1272–1274 (1965)Cite this article

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DURING an investigation concerning the structural features of bacterial cell walls and whole cells and their correlation with immunochemical phenomena, the technique of pyrolysis–gas-liquid chromatography was used in an attempt to exploit possible chemical differences between bacterial strains of similar antigenic or pathogenic character.

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  1. Special Services Chemistry Laboratory, Communicable Disease Center, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Atlanta, Georgia

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REINER, E. Identification of Bacterial Strains by Pyrolysis Gas-liquid Chromatography. Nature 206, 1272–1274 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/2061272b0

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