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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1973 October; 26(4): 535-539
Copyright © 1973 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Deoxyribonucleic Acid Hybridization Studies on Flavobacterium meningosepticum

Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602
The Center for Disease Control, Health Services and Mental Health Administration, Atlanta, Georgia 30333

ABSTRACT

Seventeen flavobacteria, including 12 strains of Flavobacterium meningosepticum, were investigated to determine their genetic relationships by deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)-DNA hybridization and guanine plus cytosine content. The percentage of binding among the strains tested ranged from 6 to 87%. There was no correlation between the serotype and DNA-duplex formation. The guanine plux cytosine content of the representative strains of the five serotypes ranged from 31 to 50%.