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Strain MC118

• CGSC#: 4970
• Strain Designation

  Designation	Source	Preference
  MC118	Markovitz A.	1

  
  
• Sex(Hfr,F+,F-,or F'): F-
• 17 Mutations:

  Mutation	Location	Certainty	Display
  araC14	1.52	1	araC14
  leuB6(Am)	1.74	1	leuB6(Am)
  secA206(aziR)	2.33	1	secA206(aziR)
  fhuA23	3.61	1	fhuA23
  lacZ55	7.81	1	lacZ55
  proC34	8.71	1	proC34
  tsx-67	9.28	1	tsx-67
  purE42	11.90	1	purE42
  glnX44(AS)	14.99	1	glnX44(AS)
  LAM-	17.40	1	λ-
  trpE38	28.44	1	trpE38
  manA3	36.35	1	manA3
  rpsL109(strR)	74.84	1	rpsL109(strR)
  xyl-7	80.34	1	xyl-7
  mtl-1	81.26	1	mtl-1
  his-81	1000.00	1	his-81
  P1imm	1000.00	1	P1imm

  
  
• Comments:
  • This strain may also carry rfbD1.
• References:
  • Markovitz, A, RJ Sydiskis, MM Lieberman 1967. Genetic and biochemical studies on mannose-negative mutants that are deficient in phosphomannose isomerase in Escherichia coli K-12. J. Bacteriol. 94(5):1492-6.
  
  

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