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Organic Solvent Tolerance of Escherichia coli Is Independent of OmpF Levels in the Membrane |
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| Authors: | Hiroyuki Asako Kei Kobayashi and Rikizo Aono |
| Abstract: | The organic solvent tolerance of Escherichia coli was measured under conditions in which OmpF levels were controlled by various means as follows: alteration of NaCl concentration in the medium, transformation with a stress-responsive gene (marA, robA, or soxS), or disruption of the ompF gene. It was shown that solvent tolerance of E. coli did not depend upon OmpF levels in the membrane. |
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