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. 1975 Jun;122(3):1144–1152. doi: 10.1128/jb.122.3.1144-1152.1975

Genetic characterization of the metK locus in Escherichia coli K-12.

J S Hunter, R C Greene, C H Su
PMCID: PMC246170  PMID: 1097390

Abstract

Three independently isolated metK mutants have been shown to have leisions lying between speB and glc near 57 min on the Escherichia coli chromosome. Two deletions result in a lack of the metC gene product but neither extends into the metK glc region. The three metK mutations are recessive to the wild-type allele carried on the KLF16 episome.

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