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Tetracycline-sensitive mutants of the F-like R factors R 100 and R 100-1

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The majority of tetracycline-sensitive (Tets) mutants of R100 and R100-1 are multisite (deletion) mutants. About 50% of these are also transfer-deficient, indicating that the Tetr locus is closely linked to the transfer genes. Tets mutants with single-site lesions are also described.

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  1. Bacteriology Department, Trinity College, Dublin, Irish Republic

    T. J. Foster

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Foster, T.J. Tetracycline-sensitive mutants of the F-like R factors R 100 and R 100-1. Molec. gen. Genet. 137, 85–88 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00332542

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