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. 1974 Jun;71(6):2453-5.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.71.6.2453.

Genetic regulatory mechanisms and the ecological niche of Escherichia coli

M A Savageau

Genetic regulatory mechanisms and the ecological niche of Escherichia coli

M A Savageau. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1974 Jun.

Abstract

Whether the regulatory protein of an inducible operon for a catabolic pathway is a positive or a negative element in the control of expression is correlated with the frequent or infrequent presence, respectively, of the system's substrate in the natural environment.

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