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. 1983 Jun;154(3):1455–1458. doi: 10.1128/jb.154.3.1455-1458.1983

Cotransductional Mapping of the trp-his Region of Bacillus megaterium

James P Callahan 1,†, Irving P Crawford 2, Gerard F Hess 1, Patricia S Vary 1
PMCID: PMC217624  PMID: 6406433

Abstract

Eight trp mutations (four trpE, two trpB, one trpC, and one trpD) have been mapped in Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 and were found to be linked to two hisH mutations and unlinked to several other his mutations.

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