New locus for exopolysaccharide overproduction in Escherichia coli K-12. |
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| Authors: | K Zinkewich-P otti J M Fraser |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. |
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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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