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HERO ID

3196309

Reference Type

Book/Book Chapter

Title

The detection of chemical mutagens with enteric bacteria

Author(s)

Ames, BN

Year

1971

Publisher

Plenum Press

Location

New York, NY

Book Title

Chemical mutagens: Principles and methods for their detection: Volume 1

Page Numbers

267-282

Language

English

DOI

10.1007/978-1-4615-8966-2_9

URL

http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4615-8966-2
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is a chapter of 3196253 Chemical mutagens: Principles and methods for their detection: Volume 1

Abstract

Mutagens alter DNA. As the DNA of all organisms has the same double helical structure and the same four nucleotides, any organism may be used as an indicator system for mutagens. Bacteria have numerous advantages for the detection of mutagens, and we discuss these and describe various methods and strains. We also discuss the validity of the bacterial tests and their pertinence to human mutagenesis and carcinogenesis.

Editor(s)

Hollaender, A

ISBN

9781461589662