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Mutant of Bacillus subtilis demonstrating the requirement of lysis for growth
Journal of Bacteriology
|February 1, 1971
Abstract:
A temperature-sensitive mutant of Bacillus subtilis which has impaired ability to autolyze was isolated. The growth rate of mutant cells at high temperature can be increased by the addition of egg-white lysozyme or a B. subtilis autolysin. Experiments with this mutant show that lysis is essential for cell growth.

