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Using a new method to get stable steady state levels of competence in B. subtilis, we have obtained in our experimental conditions 0.1% competence as determined by the frequency of transfection with phage SPP1 DNA. The effect of growth rate (DT) and certain amino acids on the competence levels was also determined.
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Lopez, R., Tapia, A. & Portoles, A. The influence of glutamic acid and arginine on the competence of Bacillus subtilis growing in a chemostat. Molec. Gen. Genet. 136, 87–94 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00275451
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