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Insertion mutations in the dam gene of Escherichia coli K-12

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The dam gene of E. coli can be inactivated by insertion of Tn9 or Mud phage. Strains bearing these mutations are viable indicating that the dam gene product is dispensable.

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  1. Department of Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, 01605, Worcester, MA, USA

    M. G. Marinus, Margaretha Carraway, Alexis Z. Frey, Leif Brown & Judy A. Arraj

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Marinus, M.G., Carraway, M., Frey, A.Z. et al. Insertion mutations in the dam gene of Escherichia coli K-12. Molec Gen Genet 192, 288–289 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00327681

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