Cotransductional Mapping of the Trp-his Region of Bacillus Megaterium

Overview

Journal J Bacteriol

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Specialty Microbiology

Date 1983 Jun 1

PMID 6406433

Citations 3

Authors

J P CALLAHAN

I P Crawford

G F Hess

P S Vary

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Abstract

Eight trp mutations (four trpE, two trpB, one trpC, and one trpD) have been mapped in Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 and were found to be linked to two hisH mutations and unlinked to several other his mutations.

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