A single locus in Escherichia coli governs growth in alkaline pH and on carbon sources whose transport is sodium dependent.

Biological Transport/drug effects Escherichia coli/genetics,growth & development Genotype Glutamates/metabolism Glycerol/metabolism Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Kinetics Melibiose/metabolism Mutation Sodium/metabolism,pharmacology Species Specificity Transduction, Genetic

Glutamates Melibiose Sodium Glycerol