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. 1974 Aug;119(2):632–634. doi: 10.1128/jb.119.2.632-634.1974

Enrichment of Mutants Lacking the Phosphoenolpyruvate-Dependent Phosphotransferase System of Vibrio parahaemolyticus by Screening with Methyl-α-d-Glucoside

Kazuko Matsumoto 1, Shiro Iuchi 1, Asako Fujisawa 1, Shuji Tanaka 1
PMCID: PMC245651  PMID: 4851869

Abstract

Screening with methyl-α-d-glucoside was an efficient procedure for enrichment of mutants lacking the glucose transport system and of the pleiotropic mutants lacking the phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent phosphotransferase system in Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

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