Article
Multiple chromosomes in bacteria. The yin and yang of trp gene localization in Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1.
Genetics - 1 Oct 1999
Mackenzie C, Simmons A E, Kaplan S
Abstract excerpt
The existence of multiple chromosomes in bacteria has been known for some time. Yet the extent of functional solidarity between different chromosomes remains unknown. To examine this question, we have surveyed the well-described genes of the tryptophan biosynthetic pathway in the multichromosomal photosynthetic eubacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1. The genome of this organism was mutagenized using Tn5, and...
Topics
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Bacterial
- Cloning, Molecular
- Genotype
- Mutagenesis, Insertional
- Operon
- Plasmids
- Restriction Mapping
- Rhodobacter sphaeroides
- Tryptophan
