Isolation and analysis of UV and radio-resistant bacteria from Chernobyl

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 152-157

  Zavilgelsky, G B ^a   Abilev, S K ^a   Sukhodolets, V V ^a   Ahmad, S I ^b  

^a Breed of Industrial Micro organisms   (Russian Federation)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chernobyl; Radio resistant micro organisms

Indexed keywords

4 NITROQUINOLINE 1 OXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SOIL POLLUTION; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION; X RAY;

4-NITROQUINOLINE-1-OXIDE; ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; BACILLUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOSCOW; NUCLEAR REACTORS; POWER PLANTS; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIO WAVES; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; UKRAINE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; X-RAYS;

BACILLI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032524352     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(98)00099-2     Document Type: Article

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