Genetic mapping of a mutant defective in D,L-alanine racemase in Bacillus subtilis 168.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 115 ·No. 3 ·1973-09-00 ·Pages 1212-4

Dul MJ, Young FE

Abstract

Genetic analysis of a d-alanine requiring mutant (dal) of Bacillus subtilis reveals that the gene that codes for d,l-alanine racemase is linked to purB. The order of genes in this region of the chromosome is purB, pig, tsi, dal. Thus there are at least two clusters of genes that regulate cell wall biosynthesis in B. subtilis.

MeSH Terms

Alanine/metabolism Amino Acid Isomerases/biosynthesis Bacillus subtilis/enzymology,growth & development,metabolism Cell Wall/metabolism Chromosome Mapping Genetic Linkage Mutation Recombination, Genetic Stereoisomerism Transduction, Genetic

Chemicals

Amino Acid Isomerases Alanine

Authors & Affiliations

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Dul M J

Young F E

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Article Info

Journal

Journal of bacteriology

Abbr.

J Bacteriol

ISSN

0021-9193

DOI

10.1128/jb.115.3.1212-1214.1973

Published

1973-09-00

Pages

1212-4

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

2985120R

PMCID

PMC246373

Subset

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