DNA photolyase of enterococci: Possible explanation for its low sunlight inactivation rate

Biologia

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 852-858

  Hussain, Mushtaq ^a,b   Qamarunnissa, Syeda ^a   Raza, Saboohi ^c   Qureshi, Javed ^a   Wajid, Abdul ^a   Rasool, Sheikh A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c NUCLEAR INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGY NIAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

DNA photolyase; Enterococcus; Fecal contamination indicator; Pyrimidine dimmers; Sunlight inactivation

Indexed keywords

ANACYSTIS NIDULANS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 70350136190     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: 13369563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11756-009-0168-6     Document Type: Article

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