Effect of mutations induced by N-methyl-N′-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine on expression of penicillin G acylase and β-lactamase in wild-type Escherichia coli strains

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 645-652

  Arshad, Rubina ^a   Farooq, Shafqat ^b   Ali, Syed Shahid ^c  

^a NUCLEAR INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGY NIAB   (Pakistan)

^b PAKISTAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

lactamase; Escherichia coli; Mutation; N methyl N nitro N nitrosoguanidine; Penicillin G acylase

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LURIA;

EID: 79952004262     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: 18692044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13213-010-0104-6     Document Type: Article

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