Effect of gamma irradiation on viability and DNA of Staphylococcus epidermidis and Escherichia coli

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1271-1275

  Trampuz, Andrej ^a   Piper, Kerryl E ^a   Steckelberg, James M ^a   Patel, Robin ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA EXTRACTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAMMA IRRADIATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RNA GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAMMA RAYS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 33748520248     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46488-0     Document Type: Article

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