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WE have recently shown that the ‘Scotch’ brand of cellulose adhesive tape of the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (Australia) Pty., Ltd., contains a volatile component the antibacterial activity of which is virtually restricted to coagulase-positive strains of Staphylococcus aureus1. In view of this unusual specificity it seemed important to identify the active agent.
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MAY, J., HOUGHTON, R. Identification of the Bacteriostatic Component of ‘Scotch’ Brand of Cellulose Adhesive Tape. Nature 203, 100 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/203100a0
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