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The origin of the DNA in transducing particles of bacteriophage Mu

Density gradient analyses of DNA

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We have analysed the DNA of transducing Mu particles both in neutral and alkaline CsCl density gradients. The data obtained indicate that transducing DNA consists exclusively of host DNA fragments.

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  1. Institut für Genetik und Mikrobiologie der Universität München, Maria-Ward-Str. 1a, D-8000, München, FRG

    Johanna Teifel & Horst Schmieger

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Teifel, J., Schmieger, H. The origin of the DNA in transducing particles of bacteriophage Mu. Molec. Gen. Genet. 184, 312–313 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00272923

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