Tetracycline-sensitive mutants of the F-like R factors R100 and R100-1.

Molecular & general genetics : MGG ·Vol. 137 ·No. 1 ·1975-00-00 ·Pages 85-88

Foster TJ

Abstract

The majority of tetracycline-sensitive (Tets) mutants of R100 and R100-1 are multisite (deletion) mutants. About 50% of these are also transfer-deficient, indicating that the Tetr locus is closely linked to the transfer genes. Tet(s) mutants with single-site lesions are also described.

MeSH Terms

Chromosome Deletion Chromosomes, Bacterial Conjugation, Genetic Drug Resistance, Microbial Escherichia coli/drug effects,physiology F Factor Mutation R Factors Tetracycline/pharmacology

Chemicals

Tetracycline

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Foster T J

References (4)

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Electron microscope heteroduplex studies of sequence relations among plasmids of Escherichia coli. II. Structure of drug resistance (R) factors and F factors.
J Mol Biol. 1973 Apr 5;75(2):235-55 PMID: 4580676
Deletion map of the chloramphenicol resistance region of R1 and R100-1.
J Bacteriol. 1973 Nov;116(2):1062-3 PMID: 4583232
Resistance of Escherichia coli to tetracyclines. Changes in permeability to tetracyclines in Escherichia coli bearing transferable resistance factors.
Biochem J. 1967 Oct;105(1):371-8 PMID: 4861886
Recombination and complementation between R factors in Escheichia coli K 12.
Genet Res. 1971 Dec;18(3):287-97 PMID: 4945740

Article Info

Journal

Molecular & general genetics : MGG

Abbr.

Mol Gen Genet

ISSN

0026-8925

DOI

10.1007/BF00332542

Published

1975-00-00

Pages

85-88

Language

English

Region

Germany

NLM ID

0125036

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF00332542

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