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. 1994;39(1):3-6.
doi: 10.1007/BF02814520.

Effect of ethanol on Escherichia coli cells. Enhancement of DNA synthesis due to ethanol treatment

T Basu  1 , R K Poddar
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Effect of ethanol on Escherichia coli cells. Enhancement of DNA synthesis due to ethanol treatment

T Basu et al. Folia Microbiol (Praha). 1994.

Abstract

Increased ethanol concentration in the nutrient medium gradually slowed down the growth of Escherichia coli cells. However, during growth in the presence of 5% ethanol, DNA synthesis per cell increased about 2.5-fold compared to control cells. There was a 40-45% increase in plasmid copy number in the ethanol-treated cells.

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