Mutagenesis by Mutator Gene mutH1 in Continuous Cultures of Escherichia coli

Abstract
Mutability as a function of growth rate was examined in bacterial strains containing mutator gene mutH1 . The rate of mutation to bacteriophage T5 resistance was found to be proportional to rate of growth in glucose-limited chemostat cultures. This finding supports the hypothesis that the mutator mutH1 gene product increases the error frequency during deoxyribonucleic acid replication.

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