title: Sequence analysis of Tn10 insertion sites in a collection of Escherichia coli strains used for genetic mapping and strain construction.
abstract: The chromosomal insertion sites of Tn10-containing Escherichia coli strains were amplified by inverse PCR, and the nucleotide sequences of the junctions were determined. In 95 strains analyzed, 88 unique Tn10 positions were determined and matched to the E. coli chromosome sequence. Two gaps in insertion site positions were noted, one including the terminus of DNA replication and another bounded by recombination hot spots RhsA and RhsB.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Molecular Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA. brian.p.nichols@uic.edu
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Nichols
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Shafiq
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Meiners
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000235:genetics; D002874:Chromosome Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements / Q000235:genetics*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004269:DNA, Bacterial