Antigen 43, the major phase-variable protein of the Escherichia coli outer membrane, can exist as a family of proteins encoded by multiple alleles.

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agn43 encodes a major phase-variable outer-membrane protein, antigen 43 (Ag43), involved in autoaggregation of Escherichia coli cells. The gene is present in single copy on the chromosome of E. coli K-12. In contrast, Southern hybridization and gene inactivation studies demonstrate that control producer strain E. coli ML308-225 possesses duplicate copies of agn43 (agn43A and agn43B). Construction and analyses of...

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