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The relation of the genes envA and ftsA in Escherichia coli

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The sequence of three genes involved in cell division in E. coli has been determined to be ftsA-envA-azi by three-point transduction experiments. An ftsA envA double mutant strain forms filaments at the restrictive temperature of 42° C, and not chains, but, like the chain forming envA parent strain, is hypersensitive to rifampicin.

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    H. J. W. Wijsman & C. R. M. Koopman

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Wijsman, H.J.W., Koopman, C.R.M. The relation of the genes envA and ftsA in Escherichia coli . Molec. gen. Genet. 147, 99–102 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00337942

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