Aspects of the ultraviolet photobiology of some T-even bacteriophages.

doi:10.1093/genetics/148.4.1611

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Aspects of the ultraviolet photobiology of some T-even bacteriophages.

Genetics - 1 Apr 1998

Smith L A, Drake J W

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Bacteriophage T4 DNA metabolism is largely insulated from that of its host, although some host functions assist in the repair of T4 DNA damage. Environmental factors sometimes affect survival and mutagenesis after ultraviolet (UV) irradiation of T4, and can affect mutagenesis in many organisms. W...

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Escherichia coli
Genotype
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Mutagenesis
T-Phages
Ultraviolet Rays

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