Abstract
A simple procedure for the isolation of DNA is described. The resulting DNA is pure enough to allow a reasonably accurate determination of its base composition by ultraviolet spectroscopy. Since the DNA base composition of micrococci (65 to 75 mol% guanine plus cytosine [G+C]) differs greatly from that of staphylococci (30 to 40 mol% G+C), even an approximate determination of this value is sufficient to distinguish between these two genera.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 383-385 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - 1975 |