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. 1969 Apr 25;164(3878):433-4.
doi: 10.1126/science.164.3878.433.

Mycoplasma membrane lipids: variations in fatty acid composition

R N McElhaney, M E Tourtellotte

Mycoplasma membrane lipids: variations in fatty acid composition

R N McElhaney et al. Science. .

Abstract

The fatty acid composition of the membrane polar lipids of Mycoplasma laidlawii B can be dramatically altered. These variations reslut in characteristic morphological chlanges, and in most cases the cells remain viable. This organism should provide a useful system for clarifying the role of fatty acyl chains in biological membranes.

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