%0 Journal Article %A PUGSLEY, ANTHONY P. %T Escherichia coli K12 Strains for Use in the Identification and Characterization of Colicins %D 1985 %J Microbiology, %V 131 %N 2 %P 369-376 %@ 1465-2080 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-131-2-369 %I Microbiology Society, %X A collection of strains derived from Escherichia coli K12 W3110 and harbouring various colicin or microcin plasmids (18 and 2 representatives, respectively), or carrying well-characterized mutations conferring reduced colicin/microcin sensitivity is described. The strains can be used in typing schemes based on the identification of colicins, in the detection of new types of colicins/microcins, and in the further characterization of previously identified colicins/microcins and their plasmids. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-131-2-369