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Science 25 April 1969:
Vol. 164. no. 3878, pp. 433 - 434
DOI: 10.1126/science.164.3878.433
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Mycoplasma Membrane Lipids: Variations in Fatty Acid Composition

Ronald N. McElhaney 1 and Mark E. Tourtellotte 1

1 Department of Animal Diseases, University of Connecticut, Box U-89, Storrs 06268

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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Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)