Ionizing-radiation resistance in the desiccation-tolerant cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1489-1492

  Billi, Daniela ^a,d   Friedmann, E Imre ^a   Hofer, Kurt G ^a   Caiola, Maria Grilli ^b   Ocampo Friedmann, Roseli ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CYANOBACTERIUM; DEHYDRATION; DESICCATION; DNA DAMAGE; IONIZING RADIATION; NONHUMAN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SURVIVAL;

NASA DISCIPLINE EXOBIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER;

CYANOBACTERIA; DESICCATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIATION, IONIZING; X-RAYS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHROOCOCCIDIOPSIS; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 0034028896     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.4.1489-1492.2000     Document Type: Article

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