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Strain AB4090

• CGSC#: 4090
• Strain Designation

  Designation	Source	Preference
  AB4090		1
  KY895/T6		2

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

  Mutation	Location	Certainty	Display
  tsx-61	9.28	1	tsx-61
  LAM-	17.40	1	λ-
  tdk-1	27.87	1	tdk-1
  IN(rrnD-rrnE)1	73.74	1	IN(rrnD-rrnE)1
  ilv-276	1000.00	1	ilv-276

  
  
• Comments:
  • This is a T₆^R derivative of the Kyoto strain KY895.
• References:
  • Vapnek, D, WD Rupp 1970. Asymmetric segregation of the complementary sex-factor DNA strands during conjugation in Escherichia coli. J. Mol. Biol. 53(3):287-303.
  • Vapnek, D, MB Lipman, WD Rupp 1971. Physical properties and mechanism of transfer of R factors in Escherichia coli. J. Bacteriol. 108(1):508-14.
  
  

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