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NaCl-sensitive mutant of Staphylococcus aureus has a Tn917-lacZ insertion in its ars operon.
FEMS microbiology letters - 28 May 2003
Scybert Sarah, Pechous Roger, Sitthisak Sutthirat, Nadakavukaren Mathew J, Wilkinson Brian J, Jayaswal R K
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive bacterium that is extremely halotolerant. To investigate the molecular mechanisms by which S. aureus can cope with osmotic stress, Tn917-lacZ-induced NaCl-sensitive mutants were isolated. An NaCl-sensitive mutant showed a longer lag period, slower growth rate, and lower final culture turbidity than the parent strain in liquid medium containing 1.5 M NaCl. Electron...
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