CGSC Strain#: 7131
Strain Designation: CL89      Source of Strain: W.G. Coleman
Sex: F- Chromosomal Markers: rpsL290(strR), rfaD70, spoT1, tfr-8
Strain Comments:

• spoT1-- In addition to the 6bp insertion, there is a C to T transition resulting in an H257Y substitution.
• strR = streptomycin resist.

References:

• Coleman, W.G., L. Leive 1979. Two mutations which affect the barrier function of the Escherichia coli K-12 outer membrane. J.Bacteriol. 139:899-910
• Coleman, W.G. 1983. The rfaD gene codes for ADP-L-glycero-D-mannoheptose-6-epimerase. An enzyme required for lipopolysaccharide core biosynthesis. J.Biol.Chem. 258:1985-1990