Adaptive response of escherichia coli to alkylation damage

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 241-255

  Volkert, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

alkyltransferase; damage inducible genes; DNA repair; glycosylase; methylated DNA

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT;

ADAPTATION; ALKYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPAIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEREDITY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ALKYLATING AGENTS; ALKYLATION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, BACTERIAL; METHYLATION; SOS RESPONSE (GENETICS); SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0023853497     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: 10982280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/em.2850110210     Document Type: Review

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