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Corelike structures, which were interpreted as straight, large cylinders containing ribosome-like particles surrounded by an amorphous substance of low electron density, were found in a stable L-form ofStreptococcus pyogenes grown in the absence of antibiotics.
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Eda, T., Kanda, Y., Mori, C. et al. Corelike structures in a stable L-form ofStreptococcus pyogenes . Current Microbiology 2, 211–214 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02601714
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