Mutation and reversion frequencies of different Sulfolobus species and strains

Extremophiles

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 263-270

  Berkner, Silvia ^a   Lipps, Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lactose selection; Mutation frequencies; Reversion frequencies; Small scale fluctuation tests; Uracil selection

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; LACTOSE PERMEASE;

ARTICLE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SULFOLOBUS ACIDOCALDARIUS; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS;

GENES, ARCHAEAL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SULFOLOBUS ACIDOCALDARIUS; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS;

CRENARCHAEOTA; SULFOLOBUS; SULFOLOBUS ACIDOCALDARIUS; SULFOLOBUS ISLANDICUS; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS;

EID: 40349111454     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-007-0125-7     Document Type: Article

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