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Rapid detection of mutagens and carcinogens.
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GeneticsParent StrainDna AnalysisMolecular BiologyRapid DetectionTreatment ResistancePolymerase Chain ReactionDna PolymeraseToxicologyMolecular DiagnosticsDna ReplicationMutagenesisMolecular MicrobiologyExperimental ToxicologyPharmacologyNatural SciencesNucleic Acid AmplificationSummary Bacteria DeficientMicrobiologyMedicineMolecular MechanismsToxicogenomicsMicrobial Genetics
Summary Bacteria deficient in DNA polymerase are much more sensitive to agents that alter cellular DNA than the parent strain from which they were derived. Advantage can be taken of this greater sensitivity to screen for potential mutagens and carcinogens.