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In order to prevent drying of the nutrient agar during studies of the growth of Staphylococcus aureus E169 at elevated temperatures, the Petri dishes were sealed with ‘Scotch’ brand cellulose adhesive tape (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (Australia) Pty., Ltd.) or with paraffin wax. The observation that the number of colonies on plates sealed with tape was considerably less than the number on otherwise comparable unsealed or wax-sealed plates suggested that the tape contained a volatile component which inhibited the bacterial growth.
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HOUGHTON, R., MAY, J. Bacteriostasis of Staphylococcus aureus by a Volatile Component of ‘Scotch’ Brand Cellulose Adhesive Tape. Nature 201, 1346–1347 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/2011346a0
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