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THE strain Escherichia coli 398 of the collection in this Institute produces a colicine, which cannot be identified as one of the known types1–3. This new type is related to the colicines of the group E, and was at first considered to be a complex colicine, containing colicines E and I. A more detailed analysis of some biological characteristics, however, showed that this colicine can be considered as a new type. The letter L was given as an index to this new type, since the other colicines were identified in a similar manner2. In this communication are summarized experiments showing how colicine L can be distinguished from the other types.
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HAUDUROY, P., PAPAVASSILIOU, J. Identification of a New Type of Colicine (Colicine L). Nature 195, 730–732 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/195730a0
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