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RNA polymerase from sporulating cells of Bacillus subtilis fails to transcribe phage ϕe DNA in vitro while RNA polymerase from vegetative cells is active with the same template.
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LOSICK, R., SONENSHEIN, A. Change in the Template Specificity of RNA Polymerase during Sporulation of Bacillus subtilis. Nature 224, 35–37 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/224035a0
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