Open AccessTransport-defective Escherichia coli ecf mutant permeable to protons and nucleotides
Author(s) -
K I Tomchika,
JauShyong Hong
Publication year - 1978
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.133.2.1008-1014.1978
Subject(s) - escherichia coli , mutant , biology , nucleotide , biochemistry , protein filament , chemiosmosis , cell membrane , microbiology and biotechnology , biophysics , membrane , enzyme , gene , atp synthase
This paper describes a third type of transport-defective ecf mutant of Escherichia coli which is altered in membrane proton permeability. Mutants of this class also excrete ATP and other nucleotides and form filament-like cells. This lesion requires cell growth at the nonpermissive temperature.
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