Genetic changes during a laboratory adaptive evolution process that allowed fast growth in glucose to an <it>Escherichia coli</it> strain lacking the major glucose transport system

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Escherichia coli</it> strains lacking the phosphoenolpyruvate: carbohydrate phosphotransferase system (PTS), which is the major bacterial component involved in glucose transport and its phosphorylation, accumulate hig...

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Main Authors: Aguilar César, Escalante Adelfo, Flores Noemí, de Anda Ramón, Riveros-McKay Fernando, Gosset Guillermo, Morett Enrique, Bolívar Francisco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/385