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BACTERIAL RNA has been recovered from the cells of shoots dipped in a suspension of Agrobacterium tumefaciens (strain B6), virulent to plants1. We have now found that this is a general phenomenon, resulting from the release of nucleic acids into plant cells.
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STROUN, M., ANKER, P. & AUDERSET, G. Natural Release of Nucleic Acids from Bacteria into Plant Cells. Nature 227, 607–608 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/227607a0
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