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Journal of Bacteriology, May 2008, p. 3404-3407, Vol. 190, No. 9
0021-9193/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JB.00040-08
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The Legacy of HfrH: Mutations in the Two-Component System CreBC Are Responsible for the Unusual Phenotype of an Escherichia coli arcA Mutant ^,

Pablo I. Nikel,^1,2, Alejandra de Almeida,^1, M. Julia Pettinari,¹ and Beatriz S. Méndez^1*

Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires,¹ Buenos Aires and Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas, Universidad Nacional de San Martín, San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina²

Received 9 January 2008/ Accepted 25 February 2008

Strains derived from HfrH carrying the arcA2 null mutation exhibit a higher respiratory rate, enhanced glucose consumption, and a more-reduced intracellular redox state than arcA deletion mutants of a different lineage. The phenotype of the arcA2 mutants was due to the presence of a creC constitutive mutation introduced by P1 transduction.

Published ahead of print on 7 March 2008.

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P.I.N. and A.D.A. contributed equally to this work.