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Abstract

The and genes from have been isolated and characterized, and their nucleotide sequence has been determined. The gene encodes the lactose-specific Enzyme II component of the phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent phosphotransferase system (PTS). The gene encodes the phospho--galactosidase which cleaves the lactose phosphate that is formed by the lactose PTS. The and genes are located in the same operon as the tagatose genes. metabolizes lactose via the tagatose phosphate pathway. The deduced LacE and LacG proteins of display high homology with the corresponding proteins from and

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