Spontaneous deletion of a 209-kilobase-pair fragment from the Escherichia coli genome occurs with acquisition of resistance to an assortment of infectious phages

Authors :: Tanji, Yasunori
Hattori, Kenji
Suzuki, Kohichi
Miyanaga, Kazuhiko
Source :: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. July, 2008, Vol. 74 Issue 13-14, 4256-4263
Publication Year :: 2008
Abstract: A method for breeding phage resistance and the genetic nature of the resultant Escherichia coli mutant is described. The results showed that the two strains, D198 and JM109 have comparable growth rates and produce the same of recombinant LacZ activity.

Subjects :: Bacteriophages -- Research
Nucleotide sequence -- Analysis
Escherichia coli -- Genetic aspects
Mutation (Biology) -- Analysis
Biological sciences

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