Effect of radioprotective agents in sporulation medium on Bacillus subtilis spore resistance to hydrogen peroxide, wet heat and germicidal and environmentally relevant UV radiation

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1485-1494

  Moeller, R ^a   Wassmann, M ^a   Reitz, G ^a   Setlow, P ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Bacterial spores; Environmental; Radiation; Resistance

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; HEAT RESISTANCE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDATION; RADIATION EFFECTS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

254 NM UV-RADIATION; BACILLUS SUBTILIS SPORES; BACTERIAL SPORE; COAT PROTEINS; EARTH'S SURFACE; ENVIRONMENTAL; LIQUID MEDIA; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RESISTANCE; SOLAR UV RADIATION;

AMINO ACIDS;

CYSTEINE; CYSTINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PROLINE; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; TIMONACIC;

AMINO ACID; BACTERIUM; BIOACTIVITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; SPORE; SPORULATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; HEAT; HEAT TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SPOROGENESIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79955913612     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05004.x     Document Type: Article

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