A DNA repair process in Escherichia coli corrects U:G and T:G mismatches to C:G at sites of cytosine methylation

Sam Gabbara; Michael Wyszynski; Ashok S. Bhagwat

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journal article Mar 01, 1994

A DNA repair process in Escherichia coli corrects U:G and T:G mismatches to C:G at sites of cytosine methylation

Sam Gabbara Michael Wyszynski Ashok S. Bhagwat

Molecular and General Genetics MGG Vol. 243 No. 2 pp. 244-248 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Sam Gabbara, Michael Wyszynski, Ashok S. Bhagwat (1994). A DNA repair process in Escherichia coli corrects U:G and T:G mismatches to C:G at sites of cytosine methylation. Molecular and General Genetics MGG, 243(2), 244-248. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00280322

A DNA repair process in Escherichia coli corrects U:G and T:G mismatches to C:G at sites of cytosine methylation

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