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Genes for tryptophan biosynthesis in the archaebacterium Haloferax volcanii
W L Lam1, A Cohen, D Tsouluhas
1Department of Biochemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Abstract:
Recent technical advances permit direct genetic approaches for isolating genes and mapping auxotrophic mutations in the halophilic archaebacterium (Archaea) Haloferax volcanii. Twenty-nine mutations in tryptophan biosynthesis mapped to two separate chromosomal locations. DNA sequencing of one gene cluster shows a unique gene order (trpCBA) and unusual potential secondary structures in the 5'-flanking region.