DNA synthesis in competent Bacillus subtilis cells.
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.
D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001435:Bacteriophages; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D006906:Hydroxyphenylazouracil / Q000494:pharmacology; D014169:Transformation, Bacterial
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D006906:Hydroxyphenylazouracil