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Mutation oppC506::Tn10

• Name: oppC506::Tn10
• Type: Tn
• Mutation of Gene: oppC
• Approx. Map Location: 28.06
• Synonyms

  Designation	Where Used
  zci-506::Tn10

  
  
• Properties

  Property	Symbol
  tetracycline resistant

  
  
• Comments
  • cotransduces 83% with tyrT and 43% with trpA. It was shown to be within the oppC locus by Nichols et al. (1998).
• References
  • Nichols, BP, O Shafiq, V Meiners 1998. Sequence analysis of Tn10 insertion sites in a collection of Escherichia coli strains used for genetic mapping and strain construction. J. Bacteriol. 180(23):6408-11.
• 5 Strains Carrying This Mutation

  Name	Mutations	Genotype
  CAG12169	3	F-, λ-, oppC506::Tn10, rph-1
  JW380	3	F-, λ-, oppC506::Tn10, IN(rrnD-rrnE)1
  PRC79	6	F+, λ-, hns-206, adhEp-81, oppC506::Tn10, rpoS396(Am), rph-1
  PRC66	8	F-, fadR201, hns-206, adhEp-81, oppC506::Tn10, cysB9999, purC50, tyrA2, thiE1
  K1227	10	F-, ompF627(T2R), tyrT5888(AS), oppC506::Tn10, fadL701(T2R), relA1, pitA10, spoT1, rrnB-2, mcrB1, creC510