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. 1980 Apr;142(1):339–343. doi: 10.1128/jb.142.1.339-343.1980

Membrane association of a Staphylococcus aureus plasmid in Bacillus subtilis.

S Winston, N Sueoka
PMCID: PMC293966  PMID: 6768713

Abstract

The Staphylococcus aureus plasmid pUB110 was found to be enriched in deoxyribonucleic acid-membrane complexes isolated from Bacillus subtilis containing pUB110.

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