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. 1969 Feb;3(2):205–209. doi: 10.1128/jvi.3.2.205-209.1969

Length of Deoxyribonucleic Acid of PBSX-like Particles of Bacillus subtilis Induced by 4-Nitroquinoline-1-Oxide

Hideo Hirokawa 1, Fred Kadlubar 1,1
PMCID: PMC375753  PMID: 4975367

Abstract

The formation of particles resembling PBSX phages was induced by 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide in a Marburg strain of Bacillus subtilis. All particles were homogeneous in their morphology. Physical and biological analyses revealed that the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) carried by these particles are fragments of host-cell DNA. The contour length of the DNA is 4.25 μm, corresponding to a molecular weight of 8.1 × 106 daltons.

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