title: DNA synthesis in competent Bacillus subtilis cells.
abstract: Competent cells of Bacillus subtilis incorporate degradation products from transfecting DNA into their chromosomal DNA. The sensitivity of this incorporation to inhibitors of bacterial DNA synthesis [phage infection or 6-(p-hydroxyphenylazo)-uracil] suggests that semiconservative DNA synthesis can occur in competent cells.
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001435:Bacteriophages; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D006906:Hydroxyphenylazouracil / Q000494:pharmacology; D014169:Transformation, Bacterial
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D006906:Hydroxyphenylazouracil