Identification of the Escherichia coli lytB Gene, Which Is Involved in Penicillin Tolerance and Control of the Stringent Response

Abstract

The Escherichia coli lytB gene, which is involved in penicillin tolerance and control of the stringent response, was identified as a previously described open reading frame designated orf316 located in the ileS-lsp operon (0.4 min on the linkage map)