Stationary phase deletions in Escherichia coli: I - Evidence for a new deletion pathway

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 479, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 19-36

  Balbinder, Elias ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; kmr gene; Lac; RecC; Stationary phase deletions

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMINOGLYCOSIDE 3' PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; KANAMYCIN; MUTAGENIC AGENT; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PLASMID DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM; CELL COUNT; CELL CYCLE PHASE; CELL DIVISION; CELL MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; GENOTYPE; INCUBATION TIME; LACTOSE OPERON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; NULL CELL; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

AGAR; BASE SEQUENCE; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENOTYPE; LACTOSE; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; PLASMIDS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOFTWARE; TIME FACTORS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0035828138     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(01)00138-5     Document Type: Article

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