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Emergence of a laccase-positive variant of Azospirillum lipoferum occurs via a two-step phenotypic switching process.
FEMS microbiology letters - 15 May 1999
Alexandre G, Bally R
Abstract excerpt
Two variants have been isolated from the wild-type Azospirillum lipoferum strain 4B. The first variant, 4V(I), spontaneously emerged from the wild-type at frequencies in the order of 10(-4) to 10(-3) per cell generation. Compared to the wild-type, the 4V(I) variant gained (production of a carotenoid-like pigment, assimilation of certain carbohydrates) and lost (swimming motility, reduction of triphenyl...
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