Genetic interactions of DNA repair pathways in the pathogen Neisseria meningitidis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 5728-5737

  Davidsen, Tonje ^a,b   Tuven, Hanne K ^a   Bjørås, Magnar ^a   Rødland, Einar A ^a   Tønjum, Tone ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA GLYCOSYLASE MUTY; MESYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; RECA PROTEIN;

ALKYLATION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; APURINIC SITE; APYRIMIDINIC SITE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DNA SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXCISION REPAIR; MISMATCH REPAIR; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECA GENE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

DNA GLYCOSYLASES; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPAIR ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; METHYL METHANESULFONATE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MUTAGENESIS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTAGENS; MUTATION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; REC A RECOMBINASES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 34547622127     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00161-07     Document Type: Article

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