title: Variations in properties of Nocardia asteroides resulting from growth in the cell wall-deficient state.
abstract: Several revertants possessing a cell wall were obtained from L-forms of Nocardia asteroides 10905. These L-form revertants differed from the parent in respect to colonial and cellular morphology, pigmentation, metabolic, capacities, cell wall structure, and mycolic acid composition. These data suggest a possible mechanism for the taxonomic heterogeneity and phenotypic diversity observed among N. asteroides strains.
mesh_terms: D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000032:analysis / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007740:L Forms; D009154:Mutation; D009171:Mycolic Acids / Q000032:analysis; D009616:Nocardia asteroides / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology; D010858:Pigmentation
chemical_list: D009171:Mycolic Acids