MeSH definition : Bacterial variants, unable to form a complete cell wall, which are formed in cultures
by various bacteria; granules (L bodies) appear, unite, and grow into amorphous bodies
which multiply and give rise to bacterial cells morphologically indistinguishable
from the parent strain.;
MeSH annotation : coord IM with specific bacterium (IM);
Bacterial variants, unable to form a complete cell wall, which are formed in cultures
by various bacteria; granules (L bodies) appear, unite, and grow into amorphous bodies
which multiply and give rise to bacterial cells morphologically indistinguishable
from the parent strain.