The Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) bldB region contains at least two genes involved in morphological development.

doi:10.1099/00221287-136-8-1543

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The Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) bldB region contains at least two genes involved in morphological development.

Journal of general microbiology - 1 Aug 1990

Harasym M, Zhang L H, Chater K, Piret J

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Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) bldB mutants are blocked in the formation of aerial hyphae. A phage library of wild-type S. coelicolor DNA was used to isolate recombinant phages which restore wild-type morphological development to several bldB mutants. Of several mutations, one, bld-28, previously...

Topics

DNA, Bacterial
Genes, Bacterial
Genetic Complementation Test
Morphogenesis
Mutation
Plasmids
Restriction Mapping
Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
Species Specificity
Streptomyces

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