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Environmental regulation of mutation rates at specific sites.
Trends in microbiology - 1 Dec 2002
Massey Ruth C, Buckling Angus
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies on bacterial adaptation to stress suggest that bacteria can regulate the generation of mutations at specific sites in response to environmental conditions. Here, we review these findings and discuss the circumstances under which these mechanisms might prove advantageous.
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