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Addition of Tween 80 to the growth medium brings about qualitative and quantitative changes in the lipids ofMycobacterium phlei ATCC 354. The results suggest that Tween 80 itself may be a variant in the system.
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Acknowledgments. K. R. D. is grateful to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, for the award of Senior Research Fellowship. This study was supported in part by funds from Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, and University Grants Commision, New Delhi.
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Dhariwal, K.R., Venkitasubramanian, T.A. Effect of Tween 80 on lipids ofMycobacterium phlei ATCC 354. Experientia 34, 303–304 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01922998
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