Elevated mutation rate in mutT bacteria during starvation: Evidence for DNA turnover?

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2709-2711

  Bridges, Bryn A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BASE PAIRING; CELL DIVISION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH INHIBITION; MUTATION RATE; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERTANT; STARVATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029966332     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.9.2709-2711.1996     Document Type: Article

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