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The argRB of Escherichia coli is rare in isolates obtained from natural sources.
Gene - 19 Jul 2006
Merlo Lauren M F, Sadowsky Michael J, Ferguson John A, Dean Antony M
Abstract excerpt
A single nucleotide polymorphism between Escherichia coli strains K12 and B is known to alter the mechanism by which the arginine repressor regulates arginine biosynthesis, from a regulated system in E. coli K12 to a deregulated system in E. coli B. Laboratory experiments have demonstrated that the different regulatory strategies are selectively favored under different environmental conditions. In this study we...
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