Abstract
Summary
The ability of varying amounts of penicillin or tetracycline to interfere with the growth of trachoma virus in eggs was studied. Three strains of this agent isolated in the United States behaved in a reproducible and individual manner toward these drugs. They exhibited a very large range of differences in susceptibility to these antibiotics. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.
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