Transcriptional and mutational analyses of the Streptomyces lividans recX gene and its interference with recA activity

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 14, 2000, Pages 4005-4011

  Vierling, Silke ^a   Weber, Tilmann ^a   Wohlleben, Wolfgang ^a   Muth, Günther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STREPTOMYCES LIVIDANS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; METHYL METHANESULFONATE; MUTAGENESIS; MUTAGENS; PHENOTYPE; RADIATION TOLERANCE; REC A RECOMBINASES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; STREPTOMYCES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; PTEROGYNE NITENS; STREPTOMYCES LIVIDANS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0033932823     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.14.4005-4011.2000     Document Type: Article

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