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Hek: an Escherichia coli function invoved in functional expression of the kil gene of bacteriophage Mu

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An Escherichia coli mutant has been isolated (Hek) in which the kil gene of bacteriophage Mu is not functionally expressed. The hek locus has been mapped between rpoD (66.2 min) and argR (69.5 min) on the E. coli chromosome. No influence of the hek mutation on phage or E. coli development could be detected.

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  1. Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Department of Biochemistry, State University, 2333 AL, Leiden, The Netherlands

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Goosen, N., van de Putte, P. Hek: an Escherichia coli function invoved in functional expression of the kil gene of bacteriophage Mu. Mol Gen Genet 196, 170–172 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00334111

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