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Strain - E. coli K-12 wildtypeStrain E. coli K-12 wildtypeStrain E. coli K-12 wildtype
- CGSC#: 4401
- Strain Designation
| Designation | Source | Preference |
|---|
| E. coli K-12 wildtype | | 1 |
| EMG2 | Clowes & Hayes | 2 |
- Sex(Hfr,F+,F-,or F'): F+
- 0 Mutations:
- Comments:
- Chromosomal markers: none, by definition.
- EMG2 is the Clowes and Hayes laboratory designation for the K-12 wildtype used and distributed in connection with their lab manual(1968). We send it as our wildtype because it is not known to have mutations picked up during lab culture as other WT's have
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