Rapid growth mutants of Escherichia coli.

doi:10.1023/a:1001186005373

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Rapid growth mutants of Escherichia coli.

Acta biotheoretica - 1 Jun 1998

Canvin J, Grant S, Freestone P, Toth I, Trinei M, Modha K, Cellier D, Norris V

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If rapid growth (rap) mutants of Escherichia coli could be obtained, these might prove a valuable contribution to fields as diverse as growth rate control, biotechnology and the regulation of the bacterial cell cycle. To obtain rap mutants, a dnaQ mutator strain was grown for four and a half days...

Topics

Bacteriological Techniques
Cell Cycle
Cell Division
DNA Replication
Escherichia coli
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
Mutation
Selection, Genetic

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