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An Azospirillum brasilense Tn5 mutant with modified stress response and impaired in flocculation.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek - 1 Jan 2003
Galindo Blaha Carlos Alfredo, Schrank Irene Silveira
Abstract excerpt
The analysis of an A. brasilense Tn5 mutant shows significant phenotypic differences compared to the wild type isogenic strain. The transposon was located disrupting an open reading frame of 840 bp (ORF280) which exhibits similarity to the universal stress protein (USP) family. The USP family encompasses proteins that are expressed as a response to cell growth arrest. The mutant revealed a pleiotrophic phenotype...
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