| L-phase variant |
L-forms are bacterial spheroplasts or protoplasts originating from normal bacteria following partial (spheroplasts) or complete (protoplasts) removal of the cell wall. The formation of L-forms can be either spontaneous (occurring during certain phase of growth) or artificial (suppression of the rigid cell wall by stimuli such as enzymes, heat-shock, or special L-form induction medium, etc. ...
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| L-phase v. |
a variant phase of certain bacteria, induced by osmotic shock, temperature shock, or the presence of antibiotics, and consisting of a spherical or ellipsoidal body without a rigid cell wall. The cells are capable of growth and multiplication; they may be stable or may revert to a normal bacterial cell. Called also L-form.
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