CGSC Strain#: 8163
Strain Designation: GJ1885      Source of Strain: M. Reddy \& J Gowrishankar
Sex: F- Chromosomal Markers: ara-600, lacZ4525::Tn10kan, λ^-, zbh-900::Tn10kan(ts), relA1, spoT1, thiE1
Strain Comments:

• spoT1-- In addition to the 6bp insertion, there is a C to T transition resulting in an H257Y substitution.
• thiE1 was formerly called thi-1
• = kanamycin resistant

References:

• Reddy, M., J. Gowrishankar 1997. Identification and characterization of ssb and uup mutants with increased frequency of precise excision of transposon Tn10 derivatives: nucleotide sequence of uup in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 179:2892-2899
• Reddy, M., J. Gowrishankar 1997. A genetic strategy to demonstrate the occurrence of spontaneous mutations in nondividing cells within colonies of Escherichia coli. Genetics 147:991-1001