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UNDILUTED phage lysates of certain strains of Staph. aureus (type 75B) but not of others (type 69) have been shown by us to inhibit the propagation of a wide range of staphylococcal phages1. To throw light on the nature of this inhibitor we have carried out the following experiments.
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HOOD, A., LOWBURY, E. An Inhibitor of the Lysis of Staphylococcus aureus by Bacteriophage. Nature 173, 403 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/173403a0
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