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As little as one part in 107 by weight of contaminating bacteria can alter the labelling of seedling nucleic acids with phosphorus-32. The bacterial nucleic acids are labelled in preference to those of the plant cells. With seedlings free of bacteria the labelling occurs at a slower rate. Systems involving the labelling of nucleic acids should be tested for bacterial contamination.
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LONBERG–HOLM, K. Nucleic Acid Synthesis in Seedlings. Nature 213, 454–457 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213454a0
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