title: Modified biochemical tests for characterization of L-phase variants of bacteria.
abstract: Biochemical capabilities of bacterial and L-phase organisms of 15 bacterial strains were examined by using a variety of modified routine diagnostic biochemical tests. The results demonstrated that 13 of the tests examined were suitable for use with L-phase variants, that L-phase variants and revertant bacterial phase organisms retained diagnostically significant capabilities of the respective bacterial or L-phase organisms from which they were derived, and that the 13 biochemical tests could be usefully employed to relate a given L-phase variant to a given bacterial phase organism, to distinguish L-phase variants of different species, and to aid in the identification of nonreverting L-phase variants.
mesh_terms: D001120:Arginine / Q000032:analysis; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis; D002374:Catalase / Q000032:analysis; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000032:analysis; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000032:analysis; D005285:Fermentation; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000032:analysis; D005947:Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007740:L Forms / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D008722:Methods; D008837:Micrococcus / Q000032:analysis; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000032:analysis; D009566:Nitrates / Q000032:analysis; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000032:analysis; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases / Q000032:analysis; D011511:Proteus / Q000032:analysis; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000032:analysis; D013288:Streptobacillus / Q000032:analysis; D013289:Streptococcaceae / Q000032:analysis; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000032:analysis; D013691:Tellurium / Q000032:analysis; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts / Q000032:analysis; D014508:Urea / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D005419:Flavonoids; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009566:Nitrates; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D010649:Phenylalanine; D014508:Urea; D001120:Arginine; D002374:Catalase; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases; D005947:Glucose; D013691:Tellurium