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Abstract
Escherichia coli mutants lacking exonuclease III (xthA) are exceptionally sensitive to hydrogen peroxide. They are killed by H2O2 at 20 times the rate of wild-type bacteria and at 3 to 4 times the rate of recA cells. This is the first clear phenotypic sensitivity reported for xth- E. coli and should aid in clarifying peroxide-induced lethality and the in vivo role of exonuclease III.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6337115 PMCID: PMC221738 DOI: 10.1128/jb.153.2.1079-1082.1983
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490