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Table 1 Strains recommended for use in the bacterial reverse mutation test (OECD guideline 471)

From: The strains recommended for use in the bacterial reverse mutation test (OECD guideline 471) can be certified as non-genetically modified organisms

Strain

Orignal

Genotype

Plasmid

S. typhimurium TA98

S. typhimurium LT2

hisD3052 rfa Δ(gal chl bio uvrB)

pKM101

S. typhimurium TA100

S. typhimurium LT2

hisG46 rfa Δ(gal chl bio uvrB)

pKM101

S. typhimurium TA1535

S. typhimurium LT2

hisG46 rfa Δ(gal chl bio uvrB)

None

S. typhimurium TA1537

S. typhimurium LT2

hisC3076 rfa Δ(gal chl bio uvrB)

None

S. typhimurium TA102

S. typhimurium LT2

hisG428 rfa galE hisΔ(G)8476

pKM101, pAQ1

S. typhimurium TA97/TA97a

S. typhimurium LT2

hisD6610 hisO1242 rfa Δ(gal chl bio uvrB)

pKM101

E. coli WP2uvrA

E. coli B

trpE uvrA

None

E. coli WP2uvrA/pKM101

E. coli B

trpE uvrA

pKM101