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Streptomycetes are known for an unusual high genetic instability caused by spontaneous deletions of up to 20% of their genome size. Very often the deletions are accompanied by one or more amplifications of DNA sequences on the chromosome[1–5].
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Altenbuchner, J., Eichenseer, C. (1991). A New System to Study DNA Amplification in Streptomyces Lividans . In: Baumberg, S., Krügel, H., Noack, D. (eds) Genetics and Product Formation in Streptomyces . Federation of European Microbiological Societies Symposium Series, vol 55. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5922-7_30
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