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Induction of unique tandem-base change mutations in bacterial spores exposed to extreme dryness.
Mutation research - 24 Apr 1997
Munakata N, Saitou M, Takahashi N, Hieda K, Morohoshi F
Abstract excerpt
Despite the remarkable resistance to desiccation, Bacillus subtilis spores manifest indications of DNA damage when being kept in an extremely dry environment made by high vacuum. Spores of strain TKJ3422 (uvrA10 spl-1 recA4) with triple repair defects lost colony-forming capacity dependent on the...
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