Changes of ploidy during the Azotobacter vinelandii growth cycle.
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Growth in minimal medium does not result in the spectacular changes of ploidy observed during rapid growth; this observation suggests that the polyploidy of A. vinelandii may not exist outside the laboratory.Abstract:
This work was supported by grant PB89/0627 from the DGICYT of the Government of Spain. R.M. was a predoctoral fellow under the PFPI program of the Regional Government of Andalusia (Junta de Andalucia), Spain.read more
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