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A gene bank from Azospirillum brasilense, Sp6 strain, was constructed in Escherichia coli in plasmid pRK290 and was used to identify Azospirillum genes. Clones carrying the his1, his2, pyr and cys1 genes were identified by genetic complementation and the expression of A. brasilense his1, his2 and pyr genes in E. coli was demonstrated. By E. coli complementation experiments, a cluster of three genes for the histidine biosynthetic pathway in A. brasilense has also been found, suggesting the existence of an operon-like unit.
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Bazzicalupo, M., Fani, R., Gallori, E. et al. Cloning of the histidine, pyrimidine and cysteine genes of Azospirillum brasilense: Expression of pyrimidine and three clustered histidine genes in Escherichia coli . Mol Gen Genet 206, 76–80 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00326539
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