Morphological and genetic characterization of a bacteriophage-resistant Bacillus subtilis macrofiber-producing strain.
AUTOR(ES)
Saxe, C L
RESUMO
Bacillus subtilis C6 phi R4 is an SPO1-resistant derivative of strain C6D, a left-hand macrofiber-producing strain described previously (N. H. Mendelson, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 75:2478-2482, 1978). In addition to the phage resistance property, strain C6 phi R4 differs from its parent in macrofiber organization and formation of aggregates in liquid shake cultures. The phage resistance mutation was located in the gtaC gene. The macrofiber organization and aggregation phenotypes also appear to be controlled by the gtaC locus. Strains constructed by introduction of the gtaC mutation into C6D appear to be identical to the original C6 phi R4 strain in all phenotypic properties. In contrast, other constructs carrying either gtaA or gtaB that are resistant to SPO1 do not display the characteristic C6 phi R4 morphological phenotypes.
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