Sinorhizobium meliloti bacA mutants are symbiotically defective, deoxycholate sensitive, and bleomycin resistant. We show that the bleomycin resistance phenotype is independent of the lipid A alteration and that the changes giving rise to both phenotypes are likely to be involved in the inability of bacA mutants to persist within their hosts.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JB.188.8.3143-3148.2006DOI Listing

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