W S Brusilow

E. coli mutant NR71 grows on succinate in the absence of an F 1 ATPase

ABSTRACT Over 50 years ago, two E. coli ATPase mutants were isolated and characterized. The first, NR70, was later shown to contain a 21-base deletion in the gene for the gamma subunit of the F 1 F 0 ATPase, rendering it incapable of growth on the nonfermentable carbon source suc...