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IT is possible to increase the lipid content of Gram-positive bacteria by sub-culture in nutrient broth containing glycerol and to deplete cellular lipid by treatment of the cells with pancreatic lipase.
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HUGO, W., STRETTON, R. Effect of Cellular Lipid on the Sensitivity of some Gram-positive Bacteria to Penicillins. Nature 209, 940 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/209940a0
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