DNA repair in B. subtilis: An inducible dimer specific W-reactivation system
- 1 June 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Molecular Genetics and Genomics
- Vol. 190 (3) , 475-480
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00331079
Abstract
The W-reactivation system of Bacillus subtilis repairs pyrimidine dimers in bacteriophage DNA. This inducible repair system can be activated by treatment of the bacteria with UV, alkylating agents, cross-linking agents and gamma radiation. However, bacteriophage treated with agents other than those that cause pyrimidine dimers were not repaired by this unique form of W-reactivation. In contrast, the W-reactivation system of Escherichia coli repairs a variety of damages in the bacteriophage DNA.This publication has 41 references indexed in Scilit:
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