DNA sequence analysis of spontaneous lacI(-d) mutations in O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase-proficient and -deficient Escherichia coli

Mutagenesis

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 367-373

  Vidal, Antonio ^a   Abril, Nieves ^a   Pueyo, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 O ALKYLGUANINE DNA ALKYLTRANSFERASE; ALKYLATING AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXCISION REPAIR; MUTATION RATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS MUTATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; DNA HELICASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MUTATION; O(6)-METHYLGUANINE-DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ADA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031856347     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/13.4.367     Document Type: Article

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