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Strain MC102

• CGSC#: 4434
• Strain Designation

  Designation	Source	Preference
  MC102	Markovitz A.	1

  
  
• Sex(Hfr,F+,F-,or F'): F-
• 14 Mutations:

  Mutation	Location	Certainty	Display
  araC14	1.52	1	araC14
  leuB6(Am)	1.74	1	leuB6(Am)
  secA206(aziR)	2.33	1	secA206(aziR)
  fhuA23	3.61	1	fhuA23
  lacY1	7.79	1	lacY1
  tsx-67	9.28	1	tsx-67
  lon-9	9.88	1	lon-9
  galK2(Oc)	16.99	1	galK2(Oc)
  LAM-	17.40	1	λ-
  trpE38	28.44	1	trpE38
  rpsL109(strR)	74.84	1	rpsL109(strR)
  xylA5	80.34	1	xylA5
  mtl-1	81.26	1	mtl-1
  thiE1	90.34	1	thiE1

  
  
• Comments:
  • This strain has a tendency to die in the cold.
• References:
  • Markovitz, A. 1964. Regulatory mechanism for synthesis of capsular polysaccharide in mucoid mutants of Escherichia coli K-12. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 51:239-240
  
  

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