Nomenclature relating to restriction of modified DNA in Escherichia coli
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- 1 April 1991
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 173 (8) , 2707-2709
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.173.8.2707-2709.1991
Abstract
At least three restriction systems that attack DNA containing naturally modified bases have been found in common Escherichia coli K-12 strains. These systems are McrA, McrBC, and Mrr. A brief summary of the genetic and phenotypic properties so far observed in laboratory strains is set forth, together with a proposed nomenclature for describing these properties.Keywords
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