Spontaneous revertants in modified S. typhimurium mutagenicity tests employing elevated numbers of the tester strain.

doi:10.1016/0165-7992(89)90029-8

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Spontaneous revertants in modified S. typhimurium mutagenicity tests employing elevated numbers of the tester strain.

Mutation research - 1 Jan 2000

Georghiou P E, Blagden P A, Winsor L, Williams D T

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It has been proposed that increases in the number of bacteria applied to each plate can enhance the sensitivity of the Ames S. typhimurium mutagenicity assay. These procedures have the potential to elevate the number of spontaneous revertants (SR) by increasing the contribution of pre-existing re...

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Mutagenicity Tests
Mutagens
Mutation
Salmonella typhimurium

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