Suppressors of Escherichia coli mutT: Antimutators for DNA replication errors

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 350, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-23

  Schaaper, Roel M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

8 oxo dGTP; DNA polymerase; E. coli antimutator strain; Fidelity of DNA replication; Gene, dnaE; Mutator, mutT

Indexed keywords

ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; DNA POLYMERASE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030067883     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0027-5107(95)00086-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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