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. 1974 Jul;119(1):332–333. doi: 10.1128/jb.119.1.332-333.1974

β-β′ Subunits of Ribonucleic Acid Polymerase in Episome-Free Minicells of Escherichia coli

Allen C Rogerson 1, Jane E Stone 1
PMCID: PMC245605  PMID: 4600704

Abstract

Episome-free minicells of Escherichia coli, previously shown to lack ribonucleic acid polymerase activity, do contain the β-β′ subunits of the polymerase.

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