Genotoxicity assay using chromosomally-integrated bacterial recA: Lux

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 99-103

  Min, Jiho ^a   Gu, Man Bock ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chromosomal integration; Genotoxicity; recA; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MUTAGENIC AGENT; PROTEIN LUX; RECA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE FUSION; GENOTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PHOTORHABDUS; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS;

EID: 0037298685     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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