Photoinactivation of Deinococcus radiodurans: An unusual gram-positive microorganism

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 505-510

  Nitzan, Yeshayahu ^a   Ashkenazi, Helena ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0004981447     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1999.tb03320.x     Document Type: Article

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