A Novel UV-Sensitivity Mutation Induces Nucleotide Excision Repair Phenotype and Shows Epistatic Relationships with UvsF and UvsB Groups in Aspergillus nidulans

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 102-108

  Baptista, F ^a   Castro Prado, M A A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alkylating agents; Aspergillus nidulans; DNA repair; UV light; Uvs mutation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011774144     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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