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Genetic And Biochemical Analysis Of A Conserved, Multi-Gene System Regulation Spore-Associated Proteins In Streptomyces Coelicolor, Joseph Sallmen
Genetic And Biochemical Analysis Of A Conserved, Multi-Gene System Regulation Spore-Associated Proteins In Streptomyces Coelicolor, Joseph Sallmen
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Streptomyces coelicolor is a Gram positive, filamentous soil dwelling bacterium that exhibits a complex life cycle including the transition from a vegetative mycelium to a sporulating, aerial mycelium. Early genetic studies identified two classes of genes that resulted in developmental blocks, bald and white. The bald (bld) phenotype occurs when colonies cannot produce aerial hyphae. White (whi) colonies exhibit incomplete sporulation and/or loss of production of the concurrently produced grey pigment. While some of the original mutants have been explored, the developmental functions of many of the identified genes are not well understood. Of particular interest …