A PARADOXICAL RELATION BETWEEN ZETA POTENTIAL AND SUSPENSION STABILITY IN S AND R VARIANTS OF INTESTINAL BACTERIA.
The relation between electrokinetic potential and suspension stability of four strains of non-flagellate intestinal bacteria has been studied. The smooth forms have zeta-potentials which approximate zero over a wide range of pH and salt concentration, yet nevertheless form stable suspensions. The rough variants have zeta-potentials which vary with pH and electrolyte concentration in the familiar way. The rough forms have values of zeta-potential critical for their suspension stability.
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Department of Bacteriology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
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