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Mutations in yhiT enable utilization of exogenous pyrimidine intermediates in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Aug 2007
Zaharik Michelle L, Lamb Sherry S, Baker Kristian E, Krogan Nevan J, Neuhard Jan, Kelln Rod A
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Mutants capable of utilizing the pyrimidine biosynthetic intermediates carbamoylaspartate and dihydroorotate for growth were derived from pyrimidine auxotrophs of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium LT2. The gain-of-function phenotypes both resulted from mutations in a single gene, yhiT, the...
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