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. 1978 Oct;136(1):460–462. doi: 10.1128/jb.136.1.460-462.1978

Enchancement of nitrosoguanidine mutagenesis by chloramphenicol in Escherichia coli K-12.

R Sklar
PMCID: PMC218684  PMID: 361705

Abstract

N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine-induced mutagenesis in E. coli K-12 can be enchanced up to 50-fold by the addition of chloramphenicol with minimal effect on survival. Chloramphenicol does not produce the expected proportionate increase in closely linked double mutations.

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