Isolation and characterization of a mutator strain of Streptomyces ambofaciens ATCC83877 exhibiting an increased level of genetic instability

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 562-570

  Vandewiele, Dominique ^a   Volff, Jean Nicolas ^a   Aigle, Bertrand ^a   Simonet, Jean Marc ^a   Decaris, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Genetic instability; Muttor strain; Papillae; Streptomyces

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECTIVE MUTANT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PAPILLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STREPTOMYCES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES AMBOFACIENS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0029904179     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m96-076     Document Type: Article

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