Resistance of spores of Bacillus species to ultraviolet light

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 38, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 97-104

  Cleaver, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; DNA repair; Spore photoproduct; Spores; UV resistance

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYCLOBUTANE DERIVATIVE; DIMER; DIPICOLINIC ACID; THYMINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA REPAIR; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; SPORE GERMINATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS; DNA REPAIR; DNA, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PYRIMIDINE DIMERS; RADIATION TOLERANCE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; THYMINE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0035170878     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/em.1058     Document Type: Article

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