Widespread distribution of deletions of the bgl operon in natural isolates of Escherichia coli.
Widespread distribution of deletions of the bgl operon in natural isolates of Escherichia coli.
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bgl 操纵子缺失在大肠杆菌的天然分离株中广泛分布。
DOI:
10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a040499
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发表时间:
1988
影响因子:
10.7
通讯作者:
Hall,BG
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作者:
Hall,BG
A deletion that includes the bgl (beta-glucoside utilization) operon of Escherichia coli was originally detected in several rarely occurring natural isolates that utilize cellobiose. Here I show that bgl deletions are present in 95% of the Cel+ isolates obtained from diverse sources. They are also present in 29% of the Cel- strains in two different collections of natural isolates of E. coli. At least three versions of bgl deletions are present in E. coli populations. In the most common version approximately 8 kb of DNA around the bgl region of E. coli K12 is replaced by a specific 6.5-kb DNA fragment. In another version a deletion of similar length is not replaced by the same sequence. A third version involves deletion of approximately 14 kb without the replacement fragment being present. The distribution of these deletions suggests that the version 1 deletion occurred very early in the history of E coli. It also appears likely that there is selection for bgl deletions in Cel+ strains of E. coli. The presence of the version 1 deletion within distantly related phylogenetic groups of E. coli provides evidence for recombination within natural populations of E coli.