recA and catalase in H2O2-mediated toxicity in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

doi:10.1128/jb.172.12.7293-7296.1990

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recA and catalase in H2O2-mediated toxicity in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Journal of bacteriology - 1 Dec 1990

Hassett D J, Charniga L, Cohen M S

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae cells defective in the biosynthesis of the recA gene product are no more sensitive to hydrogen peroxide than wild-type cells. Although gonococci possess nearly 100-fold-greater catalase levels than Escherichia coli, they are more susceptible to hydrogen peroxide than this or...

Topics

Catalase
DNA Repair
Hydrogen Peroxide
Mutation
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Rec A Recombinases
Superoxide Dismutase
Ultraviolet Rays

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