Multicopy single-stranded DNA of Escherichia coli enhances mutation and recombination frequencies by titrating MutS protein

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 505-509

  Maas, Werner K ^a   Wang, Chi ^a   Lima, Tania ^a   Hach, Angela ^a   Lim, Dongbin ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; DNA REPAIR; DNA RNA HYBRIDIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0030054099     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.392921.x     Document Type: Article

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