uvrD mutations enhance tandem repeat deletion in the Escherichia coli chromosome via SOS induction of the RecF recombination pathway

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 557-567

  Bierne, Hélène ^a,b   Seigneur, Marie ^b   Ehrlich, S Dusko ^b   Michel, Bénédicte ^b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELICASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; CHROMOSOME MUTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM REPEAT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030660145     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.6011973.x     Document Type: Article

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