Open AccessSOS-associated division inhibition gene sfiC is part of excisable element e14 in Escherichia coli
Author(s) -
Emmanuelle Maguin,
Howard Brody,
Charles W. L. Hill,
Richard D’Ari
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.652
H-Index - 246
eISSN - 1067-8832
pISSN - 0021-9193
DOI - 10.1128/jb.168.1.464-466.1986
Subject(s) - escherichia coli , biology , strain (injury) , gene , sos response , cell division , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , cell , anatomy
The cell division inhibition gene sfiC and the excisable element e14, both associated with the SOS response in Escherichia coli, are located at 25 min on the E. coli map. Blotting with a fragment of e14 DNA showed a strict correlation between the presence of e14 and the sfiC+ genotype. Introduction of only e14 into a recA- sfiC- strain made the strain sfiC+. These results show that the sfiC gene is part of e14.