title: Prevention of Staphylococcus aureus lysis.
abstract: Staphylococcus aureus S-6 cells grown in chemically defined media often lysed after exponential growth. Lysis could be prevented by the addition of alanine or proline before the culture reached stationary phase.
mesh_terms: D000409:Alanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D001433:Bacteriolysis / Q000187:drug effects*; D003470:Culture Media; D011392:Proline / Q000494:pharmacology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D011392:Proline; D000409:Alanine