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. 1970 Dec;104(3):1391–1392. doi: 10.1128/jb.104.3.1391-1392.1970

Thymine Starvation and Single-Strand Breaks in Chromosomal Deoxyribonucleic acid of Escherichia coli

James R Walker 1
PMCID: PMC248303  PMID: 16559119

Abstract

Single-strand breaks, as measured by the McGrath and Williams procedure, occur in chromosomal deoxyribonucleic acid of Escherichia coli cells during thymine starvation.

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