The ΔuvrB mutations in the Ames strains of Salmonella span 15 to 119 genes

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 483, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 1-11

  Porwollik, Steffen ^a   Wong, Rita Mei Yi ^a   Sims, Simon H ^b   Schaaper, Roel M ^c   DeMarini, David M ^d   McClelland, Michael ^a  

^a SIDNEY KIMMEL CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b Sigma Genosys   (United States)

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

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ames strains; Comparative genomic hybridization; Microarray; Salmonella typhimurium; uvrB

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BIOTIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; CHLORATE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; GALACTOSE; MOLYBDENUM; NITROREDUCTASE; NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN UVRB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; HELICASE; UVRB PROTEIN, E COLI;

AMES TEST; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA MICROARRAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; DNA REPAIR; GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

DNA HELICASES; DNA REPAIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENES, BACTERIAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035500507     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(01)00239-1     Document Type: Article

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