Transforming ability of bacterial deoxyribonucleic acid in relation to the marker efficiencies in Diplococcus pneumoniae during thymidine starvation.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 106 ·No. 3 ·1971-06-00 ·Pages 904-7

Brunel F, Sicard AM, Sicard N

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.

MeSH Terms

Agar Aminopterin/pharmacology Bacteriological Techniques Culture Media DNA, Bacterial/isolation & purification Drug Resistance, Microbial Genetics, Microbial Mutation Phenotype Streptococcus pneumoniae/drug effects,growth & development,metabolism Streptomycin/pharmacology Thymidine/metabolism Time Factors Transformation, Genetic

Chemicals

Culture Media DNA, Bacterial Agar Aminopterin Thymidine Streptomycin

Authors & Affiliations

3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Brunel F

Sicard A M

Sicard N

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15 references, click to expand

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Article Info

Journal

Journal of bacteriology

Abbr.

J Bacteriol

ISSN

0021-9193

DOI

10.1128/jb.106.3.904-907.1971

Published

1971-06-00

Pages

904-7

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

2985120R

PMCID

PMC248721

Subset

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