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Strain HB4

• CGSC#: 2513
• Strain Designation

  Designation	Source	Preference
  HB4	Boyer H.	1
  AC2513	Adelberg E.A.	2

  
  
• Sex(Hfr,F+,F-,or F'): F-
• 8 Mutations:

  Mutation	Location	Certainty	Display
  thr-11	0.01	1	thr-11
  leuB19	1.74	1	leuB19
  lac-12	7.80	1	lac-12
  lon-11	9.88	1	lon-11
  sulA1	21.98	1	sulA1
  rpsL56(strR)	74.84	1	rpsL56(strR)
  gal-13	1000.00	1	gal-13
  pro-19	1000.00	1	pro-19

  
  
• Comments:
  • E. coli B derivative.
  • Not a K-12 strain
• References:
  • Boyer, H. 1964. Genetic control of restriction and modification in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 88:1652-1660
  
  

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