Plasmid expression of mutS, -L and/or -H gene in Escherichia coli dam cells results in strains that display reduced mutation frequency

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 637, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 197-204

  Jacquelín, Daniela K ^a   Martina, Mariana A ^a   Argaraña, Carlos E ^a   Barra, José L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Dam; Mismatch; Mutation frequency; MutH; MutL; MutS

Indexed keywords

2 AMINOPURINE; BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL DEATH; DNA CLEAVAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MISMATCH REPAIR; MUTATION RATE; MUTH GENE; MUTL GENE; MUTS GENE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 37149030037     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2007.07.006     Document Type: Article

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