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IT has recently been found that actinomycin forms a complex with deoxyribonucleic acid but not with ribonucleic acid1. In this communication we wish to present evidence to show that the antibiotic prevents multiplication of the phage while permitting the growth of the host bacterium.
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NAKATA, A., SEKIGUCHI, M. & KAWAMATA, J. Inhibition of Multiplication of Bacteriophage by Actinomycin. Nature 189, 246–247 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/189246b0
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