A search for the bacterial mucopeptide component, muramic acid, in Chlamydia

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Abstract

The fast killing variant of a trachoma agent strain and the cal-10 strain of meningopneumonitis were grown in L cells in suspension. Analysis of the cells, elementary bodies and walls showed that in Chlamydia muramic acid accounted for no more than 0.1% of the dry weight of the wall.

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Garrett, A. J., Harrison, M. J., & Manire, G. P. (1974). A search for the bacterial mucopeptide component, muramic acid, in Chlamydia. Journal of General Microbiology, 80(1), 315–318. https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-80-1-315

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