DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID BASE COMPOSITION OF PEDIOCOCCI AND AEROCOCCI

The guanine+cytosine content (GC) of DNAs of 9 strains of pediococci and 6 strains of aerococci was determined using different physicochemical methods. It was found that the GC content of DNA of the pediococci ranged from 37.8 to 41.2%, while that of the aerococci varied from 42.0 to 43.2%. The results obtained show that genetically related species are involved whose mutual position in the system is determined by only slight differences in the phenotype. © 1969 Springer-Verlag.