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. 1990 Sep;87(17):6614–6618. doi: 10.1073/pnas.87.17.6614

Genes for tryptophan biosynthesis in the archaebacterium Haloferax volcanii.

W L Lam 1, A Cohen 1, D Tsouluhas 1, W F Doolittle 1
PMCID: PMC54587  PMID: 2118654

Abstract

Recent technical advances permit direct genetic approaches for isolating genes and mapping auxotrophic mutations in the halophilic archaebacterium (Archaea) Haloferax volcanii. Twenty-nine mutations in tryptophan biosynthesis mapped to two separate chromosomal locations. DNA sequencing of one gene cluster shows a unique gene order (trpCBA) and unusual potential secondary structures in the 5'-flanking region.

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