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. 1980 Jan;141(1):422–426. doi: 10.1128/jb.141.1.422-426.1980

Direct selection and analysis of mutational events which diminish the level of expression of the trp operon.

J C Andrews, R L Somerville
PMCID: PMC293618  PMID: 6986366

Abstract

A new procedure was devised for selecting, from lac+ galE strains of Escherichia coli, mutants resistant to galactoside-induced lysis. When applied to trp-lac fusions, our method yields down mutations in the trp promoter.

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