P seudomonas putida mt‐2 encompasses two alternative and potentially conflicting routes
for benzoate metabolism, one meta pathway encoded by xyl genes of the pWW 0 plasmid …

Early research on the origins and mechanisms of mutation led to the establishment of the
dogma that, in the absence of external forces, spontaneous mutation rates are constant …

Oxidative damage of DNA is a source of mutation in living cells. Although all organisms have
evolved mechanisms of defense against oxidative damage, little is known about these …

It is still an open question whether mutation rate can vary across the bacterial chromosome.
In this study, the occurrence of mutations within the same mutational target sequences at …

The main sigma factor activating gene expression, necessary in stationary phase and under
stress conditions, is ςS. In contrast to other minor sigma factors, RNA polymerase …

The disruption of ung, the unique uracil-DNA-glycosylase-encoding gene in Bacillus subtilis,
slightly increased the spontaneous mutation frequency to rifampin resistance (Rifr) …

There are many situations in nature where cells are not actively dividing, indeed it may be
that the majority of cells, whether free-living or components of multicellular organisms, are in …

Neo-Darwinists have long held that random mutations produce genetic differences among
individuals, and selection increases the frequency of advantageous alleles. 1 In 1988 …

ABSTRACT A novel gene cluster involved in the degradation of lignin-derived
monoaromatics such as p-hydroxybenzoate, vanillate, and ferulate has been identified in the …

Advances in Microbial Physiology, Volume 74, the latest release in this ongoing series,
continues the long tradition of topical, important, cutting-edge reviews in microbiology. The …