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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D007740
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.110.422 B05.110.422
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