UV and ethyl methanesulfonate effects in hyperthermophilic archaea and isolation of auxotrophic mutants of Pyrococcus strains

Current Microbiology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 377-382

  Watrin, Laurent ^a   Prieur, Daniel ^a  

^a STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER;

ARTICLE; AUXOTROPHY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE TRANSFER; MUTAGENESIS; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARCHAEA; MESYLATES; MUTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; URACIL;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PYROCOCCUS; PYROCOCCUS ABYSSI; THERMOCOCCALES; THERMOCOCCUS;

EID: 0029908989     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002849900131     Document Type: Article

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