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Site cpsA

• Name: cpsA
• Type: Gene
• Mnemonic: capsular polysaccharide synthesis
• Left End Point: 45.76
• Right End Point: 45.78
• Direction: <
• Priority: 1
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoliWiki	cpsA

  
  
• Comment:
  • Capsular polysaccharide synthesis
• References:
  • Trisler, P., S. Gottesman 1984. lon transcriptional regulation of genes necessary for capsular polysaccharide synthesis in Escherichia coli K-12. J.Bacteriol. 160:184-191