CGSC Strain#: 6
Strain Designation: AB6      Source of Strain: E.A. Adelberg
Sex: F- Chromosomal Markers: lacY1, gal-6, λ^-, hisG1, rpsL14, malT1(λ^R), xyl-7, mtlA2, metB1, tha-1, sup-48
Strain Comments:

• 1) Adelberg had an AB6. 2) N. Glansdorff "AB6" = AB1206 -> argB4. 3) S. Baurnberg "AB6" derivation unknown.
• hisG1-- This mutation has been reported as either a frameshift or a 36 nt deletion
• sup-48-- weak amber suppressor.
• xyl-7 was formerly called xylA7
• LamR = Lambda-resistant

References:

• Taylor, AL, EA Adelberg 1960. Linkage Analysis with Very High Frequency Males of Escherichia Coli. Genetics 45(9):1233-43.