Table 2.
Mutant | Type of mutation | Target gene | Antibiotic production/intermediate accumulation
|
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Methymycin and neomethymycin | Pikromycin | |||
AX903 | Insertion | pikAI | No/no | No/no |
LZ3001 | Deletion/replacement | desVI | No/10-deoxymethynolide | No/narbonolide |
LZ4001 | Deletion/replacement | desV | No/10-deoxymethynolide | No/narbonolide |
AX905 | Deletion/replacement | pikAV | <5%/no | <5%/no |
AX906 | Insertion | pikC | No/YC-17 | No/narbomycin |