Abstract:
Lyophilized Micrococcus Lysodeiktikus cells suspended in phosphate buffer demonstrated typical anatomy of bacterial cells comprising thick cell wall, plasma membrane and cytoplasmic organelle mesosome when viewed under transmission electron microscopy. Treatment of M. lysodeikrikus cells with equine milk lysozyme caused progressive disintegration of peptidoglycan, a predominant constituent o ·cell wall, in presence of electrolytes at 25°C. The lytic action took 7 minutes to complete.
