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The Gene bldA, a regulator of morphological differentiation and antibiotic production in streptomyces.
Archiv der Pharmazie - 1 Jul 2015
Hackl Stefanie, Bechthold Andreas
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Streptomyces species are well known for their particular features of morphological differentiation. On solid agar, a mold-like aerial mycelium is formed and spores are produced, in which the bld genes play a crucial role. In S. coelicolor, mutations in one specific bld gene called bldA led to a "naked" phenotype lacking aerial hyphae and spores. This peculiar behavior became a major interest for scientific...
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