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Colony incompatibility in bacteria

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WE report here the demonstration of colony incompatibility between different strains of the same species of various Enterobacteriaceae, using chemotactic migration through semi-solid agar. This phenomenon has hitherto only been demonstrated in the swarming bacteria, Proteus, where it is known as the Dienes phenomenon.

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  1. K. A. BETTELHEIM

    Present address: National Health Institute, 52–62 Riddiford Street, Wellington, New Zealand

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  1. Department of Bacteriology, The Medical School, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, EC1 A 7BE, UK

    K. A. BETTELHEIM

  2. Department of Biochemistry, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, SW7 2AZ, UK

    M. J. CARLILE

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BETTELHEIM, K., CARLILE, M. Colony incompatibility in bacteria. Nature 264, 757–758 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/264757a0

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