Separation of capsulate and non-capsulate Bacteroides fragilis on a discontinuous density gradient Patrick, Sheila and Reid, J. H.,, 16, 239-241 (1983), doi = https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-16-2-239, publicationName = Microbiology Society, issn = 0022-2615, abstract= SUMMARY A discontinuous density gradient procedure was used successfully to separate capsulate and non-capsulate cells of strains of Bacteroides fragilis. Bacteria from the capsulate fraction retained their capsules on subculture, but non-capsulate cells reverted to the mixed phenotype., language=, type=