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Events associated with Development of Lipid Plaques on Plasma Agar

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IN a previous paper1 we have reported that many strains of Staphylococcus aureus elaborate a diffusible extracellular lipolytic substance that produces visible lipid plaques on plasma agar, often in large amounts.

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  1. Departments of Public Health and Microbiology, Cornell University Medical College, New York

    JULIA T. WELD & WILLIAM M. O'LEARY

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WELD, J., O'LEARY, W. Events associated with Development of Lipid Plaques on Plasma Agar. Nature 199, 510–511 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/199510a0

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