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Strain W583

• CGSC#: 258
• Strain Designation

  Designation	Source	Preference
  W583	Lederberg J.	1
  AB258		2

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

  Mutation	Location	Certainty	Display
  thr-1	0.01	1	thr-1
  leuB6(Am)	1.74	1	leuB6(Am)
  fhuA2::IS2	3.61	1	fhuA2::IS2
  lacY1	7.79	1	lacY1
  glnX44(AS)	14.99	1	glnX44(AS)
  galT1	17.01	1	galT1
  rfbC1	45.43	1	rfbC1
  malT1(LamR)	76.54	1	malT1(λR)
  xyl-7	80.34	1	xyl-7
  thiE1	90.34	1	thiE1
  ara-13	1000.00	1	ara-13

  
  
• Comments:
  • This culture is Ara⁺ and Mal⁺.
• References:
  • Morse, D., E.M. Lederberg, J. Lederberg 1956. Transductional heterogenotes in Escherichia coli. Genetics 41:758-779
  
  

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