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The rpoZ gene, encoding the RNA polymerase omega subunit, is required for antibiotic production and morphological differentiation in Streptomyces kasugaensis.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Dec 2002
Kojima Ikuo, Kasuga Kano, Kobayashi Masayuki, Fukasawa Akira, Mizuno Satoshi, Arisawa Akira, Akagawa Hisayoshi
Abstract excerpt
The occurrence of pleiotropic mutants that are defective in both antibiotic production and aerial mycelium formation is peculiar to streptomycetes. Pleiotropic mutant KSB was isolated from wild-type Streptomyces kasugaensis A1R6, which produces kasugamycin, an antifungal aminoglycoside antibiotic. A 9.3-kb DNA fragment was cloned from the chromosomal DNA of strain A1R6 by complementary restoration of kasugamycin...
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