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Incorporation of DNA and Protein Precursors into Macromolecules by Bacteria at -15^oC

Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1292

Received 24 June 2002/ Accepted 30 August 2002

DNA and protein precursors were incorporated into trichloroacetic acid-precipitated material by bacterial cell suspensions during incubation for 50 to 100 days at -15^oC. Incorporation did not occur at -70^oC and was inhibited by antibiotics. The results demonstrate that bacteria can perform macromolecular synthesis under conditions that mimic entrapment in glacial ice.

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