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Distribution of Plasmids in Heterocystous Cyanobacteria

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The distribution of plasmids was studied in 15 different heterocystous cyanobacteria using agarose gel electrophoresis. Out of these, six were found to possess only one plasmid DNA of size ranging from 30–33 mD. A simplified and less time consuming protocol for studying the plasmids has been suggested.

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  1. Dinesh Goyal

    Present address: Department of Microbiology, RLA College, University of Delhi, South Campus, New Delhi, 110 021, India

  2. G. S. Venkataraman

    Present address: School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, 625 021, India

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Goyal, D., Venkataraman, G.S. Distribution of Plasmids in Heterocystous Cyanobacteria. J. Plant Biochem. Biotechnol. 1, 129–130 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03262912

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