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Surface carbohydrate structures, containinga-D-glucosyl or sterically closely related residues, were visualized on mycoplasma membranes by a cytochemical staining procedure with concanavalin A and iron-dextran complexes.
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Schiefer, H.G., Krauss, H., Schummer, U. et al. Cytochemical localization of surface carbohydrates on mycoplasma membranes. Experientia 34, 1011–1012 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01915315
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