Evidence for two restriction-modification systems in Halobacterium cutirubrum.
Data from plating experiments indicated that Halobacterium cutirubrum NRC34001 has at least two separate restriction-modification systems. A spontaneous or induced loss of one or both systems resulted in four restriction-modification phenotypes. There was a positive correlation between changes in gas vacuolation phenotypes and either restriction-modification system.
D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006217:Halobacterium / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D010641:Phenotype; D013045:Species Specificity