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. 1982 Oct;152(1):538–541. doi: 10.1128/jb.152.1.538-541.1982

Properties of the nucleases of mollicutes.

J D Pollack, P J Hoffmann
PMCID: PMC221461  PMID: 6811565

Abstract

Extracts of the Mollicutes Acholeplasma equifetale, Acholeplasma laidlawii B, Mycoplasma arthritidis. Mycoplasma pulmonis, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae had DNase and endonuclease activity. A. laidlawii B had at least two peaks of DNase activity in sucrose gradients with sedimentation coefficients of 3.1S and 4.3S. These fractions also had endonuclease activity with different substrate specificities. A. laidlawii B may have more than two peaks of endonuclease activity in sucrose gradients.

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