The majority of inducible DNA repair genes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis are induced independently of RecA

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1031-1042

  Rand, Lucinda ^a   Hinds, Jason ^b   Springer, Burkhard ^c   Sander, Peter ^c   Buxton, Roger S ^a   Davis, Elaine O ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; RECA PROTEIN; TAQ POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; EXCISION REPAIR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INDUCTION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; KINETICS; MITOMYCIN; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REC A RECOMBINASES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOS RESPONSE (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0242690139     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03765.x     Document Type: Article

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