title: Observations on cell-wall deficient forms of Pseudomonas maltophilia.
abstract: Pseudomonas maltophilia cell-wall deficient forms were induced using a medium containing carbenicillin and polyvinyl pyrrolidone. Scanning electron microscopy proved to be a very effective method of demonstrating the various phases. It is suggested that the rapid rate of reversion to bacterial forms could have been due to plasmids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Medical School, University of Birmingham, Great Britain.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Pease
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lawson
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Bartlett
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lane
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Tallack
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Allan
mesh_terms: D002228:Carbenicillin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000187:drug effects / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003470:Culture Media; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011205:Povidone / Q000494:pharmacology; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000648:ultrastructure*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D011205:Povidone; D002228:Carbenicillin