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. 1973 Oct;116(1):285–289. doi: 10.1128/jb.116.1.285-289.1973

Growth in High Osmotic Medium of an Unsaturated Fatty Acid Auxotroph of Escherichia coli K-121

J H F F Broekman a, Johan F Steenbakkers a
PMCID: PMC246420  PMID: 4583215

Abstract

A temperature-sensitive mutant of Escherichia coli K-12, which is impaired in the biosynthesis of the unsaturated fatty acids at 42 C, continues to grow and remains viable in a medium with a high osmotic pressure. Under these growth conditions, 50% of the fatty acids of the parental strain and 80% of the fatty acids of the mutant strain are saturated.

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