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Strain DH2

• CGSC#: 6641
• Strain Designation

  Designation	Source	Preference
  DH2	Hanahan D.	1

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

  Mutation	Location	Certainty	Display
  glnX44(AS)	14.99	1	glnX44(AS)
  LAM-	17.40	1	λ-
  rfbC1	45.43	0	rfbC1
  recA1	60.80	1	recA1
  endA1	66.57	1	endA1
  thiE1	90.34	1	thiE1
  hsdR17	98.74	1	hsdR17

  
  
• Comments:
  • This is a recA^- recombinant derivative of M. Meselson strain MM294.
• References:
  • Hanahan, D. 1983. Studies on transformation of Escherichia coli with plasmids. J.Mol.Biol. 166:557-580
  
  

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