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“L” forms ofStaphylococcus

II. Studies on the morphology of the transformation and on the reversibility

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From the morphological study on the transformation of staphylococci into the “L” phase, we are inclined to conclude that intermediary stages between the coccus and the “L” organisms do not exist. Moreover, our results suggest that possibly two different cells take part in the transformation. In spite of two hundred and more passages in the “L” phase, we have not yet succeeded in obtaining stable “L” forms of staphylococci.

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Une étude morphologique de la transformation des staphylocoques en phase “L” moyennant un appareil cinématographique nous a suggéré que des stades intermédiaires entre le coccus et les organismes “L” n'existent pas.

Nos résultats nous ont fait considérer la possibilité, que dans la transformation deux cellules bactériennes différentes jouent un rôle.

Malgré que nous avons fait plus de 200 passages en phase “L” nous n'avons pas réussi à obtenir des colonies “L” stables des staphylocoques.

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Part I: Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 25, 325, 1959.

Working with grants of the foundation “Prof. Dr. D. A. de Jong-Stichting” and the “Stichting ter Bevordering van Medisch-Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek”.

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Schönfeld, J.K., de Haas-Poppinga, H.A., van der Veere, J. et al. “L” forms ofStaphylococcus . Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 27, 139–150 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02538434

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