Open AccessThe rtn gene of Proteus vulgaris is actually from Escherichia coli
Author(s) -
Barry G. Hall
Publication year - 1997
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.179.7.2433-2434.1997
Subject(s) - proteus vulgaris , escherichia coli , biology , proteus , gene , microbiology and biotechnology , sequence (biology) , genetics
The rtn gene, identified as coming from Proteus vulgaris ATCC 13315, is present in Escherichia coli K-12, and over a 440-bp region of rtn is identical to the published Proteus sequence, with the exception of a single G insertion. It was not possible to verify the presence of rtn in P. vulgaris.