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Transformation of Bacillus subtilis by single-stranded plasmid DNA.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 165 ·No. 3 ·1986-03-00 ·Pages 1015-8

Rudolph CF, Schmidt BJ, Saunders CW

Abstract

The single-stranded form of a pE194-based plasmid transformed Bacillus subtilis protoplasts at least as efficiently as did the double-stranded plasmid, but the single-stranded form did not detectably transform B. subtilis competent cells.

MeSH Terms
Bacillus subtilis/genetics,ultrastructure DNA, Bacterial/genetics DNA, Single-Stranded/genetics DNA, Viral/genetics Plasmids Protoplasts Replicon Transformation, Bacterial
Chemicals
DNA, Bacterial DNA, Single-Stranded DNA, Viral
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Rudolph C F
Schmidt B J
Saunders C W
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of bacteriology
Abbr.
J Bacteriol
ISSN
0021-9193
DOI
10.1128/jb.165.3.1015-1018.1986
Published
1986-03-00
Pages
1015-8
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
2985120R
PMCID
PMC214530
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jb.165.3.1015-1018.1986 PMC Full Text View journal details
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