A Prokaryotic Gene Cluster Involved in Synthesis of Lysine through the Amino Adipate Pathway: A Key to the Evolution of Amino Acid Biosynthesis

Table 1.

Effect of Gene Disruption on Growth of T. thermophilus

Disrupted gene Phenotype Growth in minimal medium containing α-aminoadipate
hacB lysine auxotroph +
orfE wild type
orfF lysine auxotroph −
rimK lysine auxotroph −
pseudo-argC lysine auxotroph −
argB lysine auxotroph −

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  1. Genome Res. 9: 1175-1183

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