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Abstract
Competent and noncompetent bacteria are able to bind deoxyribonucleate (DNA). The consequence of this binding is different for the two types of bacteria. Competent bacteria are able to utilize the DNA for transformation. DNA exposed to noncompetent bacteria loses its biological activity with a coincident reduction in the double-stranded molecular weight. The reduction in molecular weight does not appear to be sufficient to account for the loss of biological activity observed.Entities:
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Year: 1971 PMID: 4999418 PMCID: PMC247015 DOI: 10.1128/jb.107.3.889-899.1971
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490