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. 2001 Oct;183(20):6140-3.
doi: 10.1128/JB.183.20.6140-6143.2001.

Novel motility mutants of synechocystis strain PCC 6803 generated by in vitro transposon mutagenesis

D Bhaya  1 , A Takahashi, P Shahi, A R Grossman
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Novel motility mutants of synechocystis strain PCC 6803 generated by in vitro transposon mutagenesis

D Bhaya et al. J Bacteriol. 2001 Oct.

Abstract

We screened for transposon-generated mutants of Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 that exhibited aberrant phototactic movement. Of the 300 mutants generated, about 50 have been partially characterized; several contained transposons in genes encoding chemotaxis-related proteins, while others mapped to novel genes. These novel genes and their possible roles in motility are discussed.

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Comparison of sll0183, sll0301, and sll0414, with black boxes indicating identical or conserved residues in all polypeptides and gray boxes indicating residues conserved in two polypeptides. The region with pentapeptide repeats is underlined; the tetratricopeptide motif of sll0183 is indicated by black circles.
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