Altered Deoxyribonucleotide Pools in P2 Eductants of Escherichia Coli K-12 Due to Deletion of the Dcd Gene

Overview

Journal J Bacteriol

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Specialty Microbiology

Date 1976 May 1

PMID 177407

Citations 62

Authors

J NEUHARD

E Thomassen

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Abstract

Deletion of the Escherichia coli K-12 chromosome associated with P2 mediated education extend through the structural gene for uridine kinase, udk, and the dcd gene encoding 2'-deoxycytidine 5'-triphosphate deaminase. The lack of uridine kinase makes a positive selection possible for these strains. Due to the dcd mutation, P2 eductants show large alterations in their deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate pools.

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