SUMMARY: The structure conferring rigidity and shape on the complex cell wall of Escherichia coli strain B has been isolated in a state virtually free from other wall material. It shows a characteristic surface pattern which, together with observations on its mode of disintegration by phage enzyme or lysozyme, indicates the fairly simple principles of its construction.
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