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DNA base composition ofKlebsiella rubiacearum

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The base composition of pure DNA from a strain of a nitrogen-fixing leaf-nodule bacterium was determined. The mean molar (guanine + cytosine) composition of 55.5% is in agreement with previous conclusions that this bacterium belongs in the genusKlebsiella.

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De Ley, J. DNA base composition ofKlebsiella rubiacearum . Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 31, 203–204 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02045892

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