Insertion mutations in the dam gene of Escherichia coli K-12
- 1 October 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Molecular Genetics and Genomics
- Vol. 192 (1-2) , 288-289
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00327681
Abstract
Summary The dam gene of E. coli can be inactivated by insertion of Tn9 or Mud phage. Strains bearing these mutations are viable indicating that the dam gene product is dispensable.Keywords
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