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. 1971 Jun;106(3):904–907. doi: 10.1128/jb.106.3.904-907.1971

Transforming Ability of Bacterial Deoxyribonucleic Acid in Relation to the Marker Efficiencies in Diplococcus pneumoniae During Thymidine Starvation

F Brunel 1, A M Sicard 1, N Sicard 1
PMCID: PMC248721  PMID: 4397639

Abstract

Thymidine starvation induces a decrease in transforming activity of pneumococcus deoxyribonucleic acid. The integration of low- and high-efficiency markers seems to be equally affected.

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