Isolation and characterization of a novel Deinococcus radiodurans mutant abnormally susceptible to mutation induction by UV, γ-ray, and mitomycin C

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 493-502

  Lin, Chi Luan ^a   Tan, Shieh Te ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C;

ARTICLE; DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS; GAMMA RADIATION; MUTAGENESIS; MUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; GAMMA RAYS; MICROCOCCUS; MITOMYCIN; MUTATION; RADIATION TOLERANCE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0030014024     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530096145797     Document Type: Article

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