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New RNA polymerase from Bacillus subtilis infected with phage PBS2

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Bacillus subtilis infected with bacteriophage PBS2 contains a new rifampicin-resistant RNA polymerase that is apparently composed of four different polypeptides.

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Clark, S., Losick, R. & Pero, J. New RNA polymerase from Bacillus subtilis infected with phage PBS2. Nature 252, 21–24 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/252021a0

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