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. 1969 Jun;98(3):1400-1.
doi: 10.1128/jb.98.3.1400-1401.1969.

Estimate of the genome size of various microorganisms

D T Kingsbury

Estimate of the genome size of various microorganisms

D T Kingsbury. J Bacteriol. 1969 Jun.

Abstract

Bacterial genome sizes, determined by deoxyribonucleic acid reassociation kinetics, vary over a 10-fold range. The smallest studied, Chlamydia trachomatis, had a genome of 6 x 10(5) nucleotide pairs compared to 4.5 x 10(6) for Escherichia coli.

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