A pleiotropic mutation affecting purine metabolism in Bacillus subtilis.

doi:10.1016/0378-1097(90)90367-y

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A pleiotropic mutation affecting purine metabolism in Bacillus subtilis.

FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Oct 1990

Maznitsa I I, Nudler A A, Bourd G I

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A pleiotropic mutation (cpm) which is localized in the vicinity of the spoOA gene is described in Bacillus subtilis. The mutation inhibits spore formation, rendering bacteria auxotrophic for adenine and tyrosine, enhances sensitivity to antibiotics, decreases cell motility, inhibits the ability t...

Topics

5'-Nucleotidase
Bacillus subtilis
Inosine
Mutation
Purine-Nucleoside Phosphorylase
Purines
Spores, Bacterial

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