Unusual radioresistance of nitrogen-fixing cultures of Anabaena strains

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 427-434

  Singh, Harinder ^a   Fernandes, Tonina ^a   Apte, Shree Kumar ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Anabaena; Heterocyst development; Nitrogen fixation; Radiation tolerance

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60;

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; METABOLISM; NITROGEN FIXATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ANABAENA; ANABAENA TORULOSA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL VIABILITY; CHROOCOCCIDIOPSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA RADIATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SPECIES COMPARISON;

ANABAENA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA, BACTERIAL; GAMMA RAYS; NITROGEN FIXATION; RADIATION TOLERANCE;

ANABAENA; ANABAENA SP.; ANABAENA TORULOSA; CHROOCOCCIDIOPSIS; DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 78651334877     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 02505991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12038-010-0048-9     Document Type: Article

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