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. 1977 Apr;130(1):538–539. doi: 10.1128/jb.130.1.538-539.1977

Initiation and termination of chromosome replication at 45 degree C in a temperature-sensitive deoxyribonucleic acid initiation mutant of Bacillus subtilis 168, TsB134.

L Burnett, R G Wake
PMCID: PMC235238  PMID: 404285

Abstract

Deoxyribose nucleic acid transfer experiments showed that upon shifting Bacillus subtilis TsB134 to 45 degree C, initiation of new rounds of replication was effectively blocked and the majority of existing rounds terminated.

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