Effects of mutations in the rpoS gene on cell viability and global gene expression under nitrogen starvation in Escherichia coli.

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Escherichia coli bearing an rpoS amber or disrupted mutation exhibited a significant decrease in the number of colony-forming units (c.f.u.) when exposed to nitrogen starvation, which was not observed in cells bearing a functional rpoS allele. The decrease in the number of c.f.u. that was observed about 25 h after initiation of nitrogen starvation was prevented by the addition of nitrogen within 3 h but not by...

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