枯草芽孢杆菌突变体显示生长需要裂解作用。

Fan D P, Beckman M M

J Bacteriol. 1971 Feb;105(2):629-36. doi: 10.1128/jb.105.2.629-636.1971.

A temperature-sensitive mutant of Bacillus subtilis which has impaired ability to autolyze was isolated. The growth rate of mutant cells at high temperature can be increased by the addition of egg-white lysozyme or a B. subtilis autolysin. Experiments with this mutant show that lysis is essential for cell growth.

分离出了一株枯草芽孢杆菌的温度敏感突变体，其自溶能力受损。通过添加蛋清溶菌酶或枯草芽孢杆菌自溶素，可以提高突变体细胞在高温下的生长速率。对该突变体进行的实验表明，细胞裂解对细胞生长至关重要。