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Insertion Sequence (IS)-Excision Enhancer (IEE)-Mediated IS Excision from the lacZ Gene Restores the Lactose Utilization Defect of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O121:H19 Strains and Is Responsible for Their Delayed Lactose Utilization Phenotype.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 23 Aug 2022
Nakamura Keiji, Seto Kazuko, Isobe Junko, Taniguchi Itsuki, Gotoh Yasuhiro, Hayashi Tetsuya
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Lactose utilization is one of the general biochemical characteristics of Escherichia coli, and the lac operon is responsible for this phenotype, which can be detected on lactose-containing media, such as MacConkey agar, after 24 h of incubation. However, some Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O121:H19 strains exhibit an unusual phenotype called delayed lactose utilization (DLU), in which lactose utilization...
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