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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