Abilty ofBacillus subtilis Protoplasts toRepair Irradiated Bacteriophage Deoxyribonucleic AcidviaAcquired and Natural Enzymatic Systems

bacteriophage deoxyribonucleic acid(DNA). Furthermore, inpolyethylene glycol-treated protoplasts, ultraviolet-irra diated transfecting bacteriophage DNA wasshowntobeafunctional substrate forthehost DNA excision repair system. Previous results (R.E. Yasbin, J.D.Fernwalt, andP.I.Fields, J.Bacteriol. 137:391-396, 1979) showed