DNA strand breaks induced by ionizing radiation on Rubrobacter radiotolerans, an extremely radioresistant bacterium

Microbiological Research

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 173-178

  Terato, Hiroaki ^a   Kobayashi, Mutsumi ^a   Yamamoto, Osamu ^b   Ide, Hiroshi ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA damage; Free radical; Radiation; Radioresistance; Rubrobacter radiotolerans

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; IONIZING RADIATION; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; RUBROBACTER; RUBROBACTER RADIOTOLERANS;

EID: 0032879979     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-5013(99)80011-1     Document Type: Article

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