Cloning of Escherichia coli DNA that controls cell division and capsular polysaccharide synthesis.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America ·Vol. 73 ·No. 3 ·1976-03-00 ·Pages 697-701

Berg PE, Gayda R, Avni H, Zehnbauer B, Markovitz A

Abstract

A 2 x 10(6) dalton DNA fragment that controls cell division, capsular polysaccharide synthesis, and enzymes of capsular polysaccharide synthesis has been cloned.

MeSH Terms

Cell Division Cell Wall/metabolism Culture Media DNA, Bacterial/isolation & purification,metabolism DNA, Circular/isolation & purification Escherichia coli/metabolism,radiation effects Extrachromosomal Inheritance Genes Molecular Weight Nitrofurantoin/pharmacology Plasmids Polysaccharides, Bacterial/biosynthesis Radiation Effects Transformation, Genetic Ultraviolet Rays

Chemicals

Culture Media DNA, Bacterial DNA, Circular Polysaccharides, Bacterial Nitrofurantoin

Authors & Affiliations

5 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Berg P E

Gayda R

Avni H

Zehnbauer B

Markovitz A

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Article Info

Journal

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Abbr.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

ISSN

0027-8424

DOI

10.1073/pnas.73.3.697

Published

1976-03-00

Pages

697-701

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

7505876

PMCID

PMC335985

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