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. 1972 May;110(2):789–790. doi: 10.1128/jb.110.2.789-790.1972

Mutation Affecting Plasmolysis in Escherichia coli

H J W Wijsman 1
PMCID: PMC247488  PMID: 4553849

Abstract

A temperature-sensitive mutant of Escherichia coli is described that at the restrictive temperature has lost the ability to plasmolyze. The mutation is located near pyrF.

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