CGSC Strain#: 6962
Strain Designation: RZ6      Source of Strain: C.R.H. Raetz
Sex: F- Chromosomal Markers: thr-1, araC14, leuB6(Am), fhuA31, lacY1, tsx-78, hisG4(Oc), rfbC1, rpsL136(strR), xylA5, mtl-1, thiE1, dgkA6
Strain Comments:

• leuB6(Am)-- Suppressed by serU suppressor (supH)
• rfbC1 was formerly called rfbD1
• thiE1 was formerly called thi-1
• Am = amber(UAG) mutation
• Oc = ochre(UAA) mutation
• strR = streptomycin resist.

References:

• Raetz, CR, KF Newman 1978. Neutral lipid accumulation in the membranes of Escherichia coli mutants lacking diglyceride kinase. J. Biol. Chem. 253(11):3882-7.