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Analysis of Cellular Components in Bacterial Classification and Diagnosis

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Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Applications in Microbiology

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Bacterial cell walls have always represented a challenge to the chemist. Substances not found elsewhere in nature are frequently detected and the chemical problems of isolation, purification, and structure elucidation of bacterial compounds are both fascinating and demanding. As a result, several fundamental achievements in organic chemistry, spectroscopy, and chromatography have been carried out by chemists working on bacterial compounds, and a multitude of bacterial substances have been described over the last decades.

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Jantzen, E. (1984). Analysis of Cellular Components in Bacterial Classification and Diagnosis. In: Odham, G., Larsson, L., Mårdh, PA. (eds) Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Applications in Microbiology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4526-8_9

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