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Evidence for genetic transformation in blue-green alga Anacystis nidulans

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Evidence has been presented that blue-green alga Anacystic nidulans can undergo genetic transformation. DNA from erythromycin-, streptomycin-resistant of filamentous strains has been found to transform appropriate markers to a wild type or some other recipients. Favourable conditions for transformation have been described with respect to the revealing of transformants, the concentration of DNA and the competence of cells.

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  1. Department of Genetics, Moscow State University, Moscow

    S. V. Shestakov & Nguyen Than Khyen

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Shestakov, S.V., Khyen, N.T. Evidence for genetic transformation in blue-green alga Anacystis nidulans . Molec. Gen. Genet. 107, 372–375 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00441199

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