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Site abs

• Name: abs
• Type: Gene
• Mnemonic: antibiotic sensitivity
• Left End Point: 94.40
• Right End Point: 94.42
• Direction: <
• Priority: 1
  3 Alleles of This Gene

  abs-1

  abs-2

  abs-3

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoliWiki	abs

  
  
• Comment:
  • Sensitivity and permeability to antibiotics and dyes.
• References:
  • Clark, D.P. 1984. Novel antibiotic hypersensitive mutants of Escherichia coli. Genetic mapping and chemical characterization. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 21(2):189-195.