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Strain ST640

• CGSC#: 5991
• Strain Designation

  Designation	Source	Preference
  ST640	Matsuzawa H.	1
  H879		3
  ATK121		3
  PC1358		3

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

  Mutation	Location	Certainty	Display
  thr-1	0.01	1	thr-1
  araC14	1.52	1	araC14
  leuB6(Am)	1.74	1	leuB6(Am)
  ddlB1(ts)	2.20	1	ddlB1(ts)
  secA216	2.33	1	secA216
  fhuA61	3.61	1	fhuA61
  lacY1	7.79	1	lacY1
  galT23	17.01	1	galT23
  LAM-	17.40	1	λ-
  trp-84	28.00	1	trp-84
  his-215	44.00	1	his-215
  rfbC1	45.43	0	rfbC1
  mgl-51	48.17	0	mgl-51
  thyA710	63.86	1	thyA710
  rpsL263(strR)	74.84	1	rpsL263(strR)
  xylA5	80.34	1	xylA5
  mtl-1	81.26	1	mtl-1
  thiE1	90.34	1	thiE1

  
  
• Comments:
  • We find this strain to be Ts for growth at 44 degrees C, but not at 42 degrees C.
• References:
  • Matsuzawa, H, M Matsuhashi, A Oka, Y Sugino 1969. Genetic and biochemical studies on cell wall peptidoglycan synthesis in Escherichia coli K-12. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 36(4):682-9.
  
  

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