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. 1983 Nov;156(2):914–916. doi: 10.1128/jb.156.2.914-916.1983

Mapping the xyl, mtl, and lct loci in Escherichia coli K-12.

R J Lin, C W Hill
PMCID: PMC217914  PMID: 6313625

Abstract

We report a correction to the Escherichia coli K-12 genetic map. The order of genes near minute 80 was found to be xyl-mtl-lct, not xyl-lct-mtl. The mapping utilized two different Tn10 insertion mutations, zia-138::Tn10 between xyl and mtl and zib-137::Tn10 distal to lct.

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