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Abstract
Analysis of frequencies of single and random multiple transformations in Diplococcus pneumoniae showed that there are at least two transformable units per cell of the total population in highly competent cultures. If 100% of the cells are competent in these cases, the units may be interpreted as the strands of one duplex deoxyribonucleic acid recipient chromosome. The theory is developed to allow for extension to more complex situations.Mesh:
Year: 1969 PMID: 4388384 PMCID: PMC249810 DOI: 10.1128/jb.97.3.1033-1035.1969
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490