DNA as a Phosphate Storage Polymer and the Alternative Advantages of Polyploidy for Growth or Surviv...
DNA as a Phosphate Storage Polymer and the Alternative Advantages of Polyploidy for Growth or Survival
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Haloferax volcanii uses extracellular DNA as a source for carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorous. However, it can also grow to a limited extend in the absence of added phosphorous, indicating that it contains an intracellular phosphate storage molecule. As Hfx. volcanii is polyploid, it was investigated whether DNA might be used as storage polymer, in a...
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DNA as a Phosphate Storage Polymer and the Alternative Advantages of Polyploidy for Growth or Survival
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1516460131
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1516460131
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0094819
