The effect of the stringent response on mutation rates in Escherlchia coli K-12

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 213-219

  Wright, Barbara E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE 3' DIPHOSPHATE 5' DIPHOSPHATE; HYDROXAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SERINE HYDROXAMIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERTANT;

3-ISOPROPYLMALATE DEHYDROGENASE; ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; ARGININE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GUANOSINE TETRAPHOSPHATE; LIGASES; MUTATION; SERINE;

ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12;

EID: 0030051046     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.367892.x     Document Type: Article

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