Overexpression of vsr in Escherichia coli is mutagenic

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 4294-4296

  Doiron, Kathy M J ^a   Viau, Stéphane ^a   Koutroumanis, Maria ^a   Cupples, Claire G ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029974967     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.14.4294-4296.1996     Document Type: Article

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