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Close linkage of prd and rel genes in Escherichia coli K-12

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The prd gene, the mutant allele of which permits growth of E. coli on 1,2-propanediol as sole carbon source, has been located by transduction very close to the rel (RNA control) gene. This close linkage provides a convenient means for the inter-strain transfer of rel.

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  1. Meat Research Laboratory, CSIRO Division of Food Research, Cannon Hill, Queensland, Australia

    Roy R. B. Russell

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Communicated by W. Maas

This work was supported in part by the Australian Meat Research Committee.

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Russell, R.R.B. Close linkage of prd and rel genes in Escherichia coli K-12. Molec. Gen. Genet. 124, 369–370 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00267666

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