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Sequential changes in the cyclic nucleotide levels and cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase activities during development ofmyxococcus xanthus

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The levels of adenosine 3′,5′-monophosphate, guanosine 3′-5′-monophosphate and the activities of their respective phosphodiesterases exhibited changes during development ofMyxococcus xanthus that are substantially consistent with role postulated for each in a previously proposed model.

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Ho, J., McCurdy, H.D. Sequential changes in the cyclic nucleotide levels and cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase activities during development ofmyxococcus xanthus . Current Microbiology 3, 197–202 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02602447

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