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. 1971 Dec;108(3):1422–1423. doi: 10.1128/jb.108.3.1422-1423.1971

Alkaline Sucrose Gradient Sedimentation of Chromosomal Deoxyribonucleic Acid from Escherichia coli PolA+ and PolA− Strains During Thymine Starvation

Steven G Sedgwick 1, Bryn A Bridges 1
PMCID: PMC247235  PMID: 4945202

Abstract

Single-strand breaks were not detected in the deoxyribonucleic acid of Escherichia coli after thymine starvation for up to 180 min, even in a sensitive PolA− strain.

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