CGSC Strain#: 3950
Strain Designation: AB3950      Source of Strain: M.G. Marinus
Sex: F- Chromosomal Markers: lacY1 or lacZ4, gal-6, hisG1(Fs), thyA3, argG6, xyl-7, ilvD132, thiE1, spc-1
Strain Comments:

• thyA3-- Strains with this marker must have their medium supplemented with thymine (25ug/ml). This is true even for rich medium such as LB. Otherwise thymine starvation can lead to thymineless death.
• thiE1 was formerly called thi-1
• xyl-7 was formerly called xylA7
• Fs = Frameshift mutation

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