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[An efficient mutational method for photosynthetic bacteria].
Mikrobiologiia - 1 Jan 2000
Lin J Q, Xiao M, Long M T, Han B, Quian W, Du J
Abstract excerpt
The pigment and auxotrophic mutants of Rhodobacter sphaeroides Y6 were obtained by treatment with ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) followed by lithium chloride (LiCI). Treatment with 0.081 M EPS and subsequent treatment with 0.071 M LiCI resulted in 12% higher frequency of pigment mutations than application of 0.081 M EMS alone; the frequency of auxotrophic mutations increased 2.5-fold when treatment with lithium...
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