Absence of error-prone repair in a Vibrio species.
The effect of various DNA-damaging agents on a Vibrio species was investigated. The organism was readily mutable by N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine and mitomycin C but not by UV light. No Weigle reactivation of UV-irradiated alpha 3a phage was detected. These results suggest that an error-prone repair mechanism is lacking in this species.
D004260:DNA Repair; D008769:Methylnitronitrosoguanidine / Q000494:pharmacology; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000494:pharmacology; D009154:Mutation; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D014733:Vibrio / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000528:radiation effects
D008937:Mitomycins; D008769:Methylnitronitrosoguanidine