Comparison of UV inactivation of spores of three Encephalitozoon species with that of spores of two DNA repair-deficient Bacillus subtilis biodosimetry strains

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 683-685

  Marshall, Marilyn M ^a   Hayes, Samuel ^a   Moffett, Jackie ^a   Sterling, Charles R ^a   Nicholson, Wayne L ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENETIC ENGINEERING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BIODOSIMETRY SURROGATES;

MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIUM; SPORE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL VIABILITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DNA REPAIR; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; ENCEPHALITOZOON; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PROTOZOON; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPORE GERMINATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENCEPHALITOZOON; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; ENCEPHALITOZOON HELLEM; ENCEPHALITOZOON INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0037226767     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.1.683-685.2003     Document Type: Article

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