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Plasmid DNA Satellite Bands Seen in Lysates of Streptococcus mutans that Form Insoluble Extracellular Polysaccharides
Masako Higuchi
Department of Oral Biochemistry, School of Dentistry, and Laboratory for Radioisotopic Research, School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai 980, Japan
Shinpei Araya
Department of Oral Biochemistry, School of Dentistry, and Laboratory for Radioisotopic Research, School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai 980, Japan
Masataka Higuchi
Department of Oral Biochemistry, School of Dentistry, and Laboratory for Radioisotopic Research, School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai 980, Japan
When two different strains of Streptococcus mutans, PK-1 and JC-2, were used to prepare cell lysates, a satellite band of plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) was seen. The mutants of PK-1 and JC-2 were defective in their ability to synthesize insoluble extracellular polysaccharides and had no detectable satellite band of DNA. These mutants were induced by treatment with ethidium bromide, acridine orange, or sodium dodecyl sulfate.
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Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 55, No. 2,
266-271 (1976)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345760550021801
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