Irradiation-induced Deinococcus radiodurans genome fragmentation triggers transposition of a single resident insertion sequence.
Stress-induced transposition is an attractive notion since it is potentially important in creating diversity to facilitate adaptation of the host to severe environmental conditions. One common major stress is radiation-induced DNA damage. Deinococcus radiodurans has an exceptional ability to withsta...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-01-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2806898?pdf=render |