Organisms

L Forms

Bacterial variants, unable to form a complete cell wall, which are formed in cultures by various bacteria; granules (L bodies) appear, unite, and grow into amorphous bodies which multiply and give rise to bacterial cells morphologically indistinguishable from the parent strain.

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Bacterial variants, unable to form a complete cell wall, which are formed in cultures by various bacteria; granules (L bodies) appear, unite, and grow into amorphous bodies which multiply and give rise to bacterial cells morphologically indistinguishable from the parent strain.

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15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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coord IM with specific bacterium (IM)

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66(65)

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  1. B03w.110.422w
  2. B05.110.422w

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QW 51

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. L Forms. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007740. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007740
  2. L Forms. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L-form_bacteria
  3. L Forms. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q908995