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Phenotypic and genotypic characterisation of thymine auxotrophy in Escherichia coli isolated from a patient with recurrent bloodstream infection.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2022
Jakovljev Aleksandra, Afset Jan Egil, Haugum Kjersti, Steinum Harald Otto, Gresdal Rønning Torunn, Samuelsen Ørjan, Ås Christina Gabrielsen
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INTRODUCTION: Thymine auxotrophic in vitro mutants of Escherichia coli were first reported in the mid-20th century. Later, thymine-dependent clinical strains of E. coli as well as other Enterobacterales, Enterococcus faecalis and Staphylococcus aureus have been recognized as the cause of persistent and recurrent infections. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to characterize the phenotype and investigate the...
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