New locus for exopolysaccharide overproduction in Escherichia coli K-12.
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A new locus for exopolysaccharide overproduction in Escherichia coli K-12 was mapped by insertion mutagenesis. A 66% linkage to serA, which is located at 62 min on the E. coli K-12 linkage map, was shown by P1 transduction. The polysaccharide produced by the mutant was isolated and was shown to be similar to colanic acid.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of bacteriology
دوره 170 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1988