Base composition of deoxyribonucleic acid of the temperature-sensitive kanamycin-resistant R factor, Rts1

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作者
Goto, Nobuichi [1 ]
Yoshida, Yoko
Terawaki, Yoshiro
Nakaya, Rintaro
Suzuki, Kenji
机构
[1] Inst Publ Hlth, Dept Microbiol, Minato Ku, Tokyo 108, Japan
[2] Natl Inst Hlth, Dept Chem, Shinagawa Ku, Tokyo 141, Japan
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10.1128/JB.101.3.856-859.1970
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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The buoyant density of deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA) from the temperature-sensitive R factor, Rts1, was determined by CsCl density-gradient centrifugation. Rts1 was found to consist of a single species of DNA of density 1.705 g/cm(3), which corresponds to a base composition of 45% guanine plus cytosine. This value is distinct from the densities previously reported for other R factors, suggesting that Rts1 represents a new molecular class of R factors.
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