L-FORM


Meaning of L-FORM in English

Pronunciation: ' el- ˌ fo ̇ rm

Function: noun

Etymology: L ister Institute, London, where it was first isolated

Date: 1948

: a variant bacterium formed especially under stressful conditions and usually lacking a cell wall

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