Repeated DNA sequences were detected as rapidly reannealing sequences in the chromosomal DNA of 13 out of 14 Streptomyces species using either hypochromicity measurements or hydroxyapatite chromatography. These sequences made up between approximately 4% and 11% of the total DNA of these species; only in Streptomyces rimosus were repeated DNA sequences not detected. The repeated sequences fall into a number of distinct percentage G + C (%G + C) classes, many being of rather low %G + C. Analytical density ultracentrifugation of the DNA of these species indicated satellite bands of low %G + C, and high-resolution thermal denaturation profiles indicated the presence of blocks of DNA of low G + C content too. No such satellite band could be found in Streptomyces coelicolor and no low-%G + C DNA could be detected in its thermal denaturation profile. The possible relationship of this repeated DNA, an unusual occurrence in a procaryote, to genetic instability and genetic control mechanisms in Streptomyces is discussed.
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