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MeSH Heading: Spheroplasts
Tree Number(s): A11.868; B03.110.761; B05.110.761
Unique ID: D013104
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013104
Annotation: in micro-organisms only; coord IM with specific micro-organism (IM)
Scope Note: Cells, usually bacteria or yeast, which have partially lost their cell wall, lost their characteristic shape and become round.
NLM Classification #: QW 51
Previous Indexing: L Forms (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 74
History Note: 74(72)
Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2009/07/06

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

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