title: Disruption of chemically killed bacterial cells by a synthetic zeolite.
abstract: The applicability of a synthetic zeolite (type 4A, Union Carbide Corp., Linde Div., New York, N.Y.) as a disruptive agent in a procedure for the preparation of pure bacterial cell wall fractions from a variety of phenol-killed gram-negative, gram-positive, and acid-fast bacteria was demonstrated. The disruptive effect was found to be limited with formaldehyde-killed gram-positive cells and most gram-positive cocci killed either by phenol or formaldehyde.
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002458:Cell Fractionation; D002473:Cell Wall; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000494:pharmacology; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010165:Palladium; D010636:Phenols / Q000494:pharmacology; D010984:Platinum; D012825:Silicon; D013194:Staining and Labeling
chemical_list: D010636:Phenols; D005557:Formaldehyde; D010984:Platinum; D010165:Palladium; D012825:Silicon