Targeted mutagenesis by duplication insertion in the radioresistant bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans: Radiation sensitivities of catalase (katA) andsuperoxide dismutase (sodA) mutants
Lm. Markillie et al., Targeted mutagenesis by duplication insertion in the radioresistant bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans: Radiation sensitivities of catalase (katA) andsuperoxide dismutase (sodA) mutants, J BACT, 181(2), 1999, pp. 666-669
Deinococcus radiodurans R1 is extremely resistant to both oxidative stress
and ionizing radiation. A simple and general targeted mutagenesis method wa
s developed to generate catalase (katA) and superoxide dismutase (sodA) mut
ants. Both mutants were shown to be more sensitive to ionizing radiation th
an the wild type.