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. 1974 Sep;119(3):748–752. doi: 10.1128/jb.119.3.748-752.1974

Size of the Chromosome of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO

J M Pemberton 1
PMCID: PMC245676  PMID: 4212339

Abstract

Electron microscope examination and velocity sedimentation analysis of the deoxyribonucleic acid released from Pseudomonas aeruginosa spheroplasts indicate that this organism carries the bulk of its genetic determinants in a single duplex deoxyribonucleic acid molecule having a molecular mass of 2.1 × 109 daltons.

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