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Thermophilic eubacteria were screened for thermostability of DNA ligases and DNA polymerases. A total of 103 and 248 strains were screened respectively. The strains belonged to four distantly related genera of Thermus, Bacillus, Rhodothermus and Hydrogenobacter. Thermostable DNA ligases were found in 22% of the strains and thermostable DNA polymerase were found in 15% of the strains. Thermus strains gave the highest frequency of both heat tolerant enzymes.
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Hjorleifsdottir, S., Ritterbuscha, W., Petursdottira, S.K. et al. Thermostabilities of DNA ligases and DNA polymerases from four genera of thermophilic eubacteria. Biotechnology Letters 19, 147–150 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018360313911
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