Lethal and mutagenic action of hydrogen peroxide on Haemophilus influenzae.

doi:10.1128/jb.173.20.6632-6634.1991

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Lethal and mutagenic action of hydrogen peroxide on Haemophilus influenzae.

Journal of bacteriology - 1 Oct 1991

Sánchez-Rincón D A, Cabrera-Juárez E

Abstract excerpt

The lethal and mutagenic effects of H2O2 on wild-type Haemophilus influenzae Rd and on uvr1, uvr2, rec1, and rec2 mutant strains were studied. The first two mutants are sensitive to UV, and the second two are defective in recombination. Rd, urv1, and rec1 strains were more sensitive to the killin...

Topics

Drug Resistance, Microbial
Haemophilus influenzae
Hydrogen Peroxide
Mutagenicity Tests
Mutagens
Mutation
Protoporphyrins
Recombination, Genetic
Streptomycin

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