recA-dependence of the response of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to UVA and UVB irradiation.

doi:10.1099/00221287-142-4-1033

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recA-dependence of the response of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to UVA and UVB irradiation.

Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Apr 1996

Kidambi Saranga P, Booth Melissa G, Kokjohn Tyler A, Miller Robert V

Abstract excerpt

The responses of the autochthonous soil and aquatic organism, Pseudomonas aeruginosa to UV radiation wavelengths (UVA, 320-400 nm, and UVB, 280-320 nm) has been investigated in this study. P. aeruginosa recA mutants were found to be more sensitive to both UVA and UVB radiation than were their iso...

Topics

DNA Damage
DNA, Bacterial
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
Genes, Bacterial
Lac Operon
Mutation
Pseudomonas Phages
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Rec A Recombinases
Ultraviolet Rays
Virus Activation

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