We have described previously an inducible response in Escherichia coli which occurs during growth on low levels of the methylating agent, N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG), and which enables cells both to survive better and to be less mutated by a subsequent challenge dose of MNNG than con
The adaptive response of E. coli to low levels of alkylating agent: The role of polA in killing adaptation
โ Scribed by Jeggo, Penelope ;Defais, Martine ;Samson, Leona ;Schendel, Paul
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 592 KB
- Volume
- 162
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0026-8925
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