Induction of light emission by luminescent bacteria treated with UV light and chemical mutagens

Journal of Applied Genetics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 377-389

  Czyz, Agata ^a   Plata, Konrad ^b   Wȩgrzyn, Grzegorz ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Chemical mutagens; Photobacterium leiognathi; Photobacterium phosphoreum; UV irradiation; Vibrio fischeri; Vibrio harveyi

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MUTAGENIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; DNA REPAIR; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PLASMID; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VIBRIO;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LIGHT; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTAGENS; PHOTOBIOLOGY; PLASMIDS; SOS RESPONSE (GENETICS); ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VIBRIO;

EID: 0036043177     PISSN: 12341983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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