Growth phase-dependent UV-C resistance of Bacillus subtilis: Data from a short-term evolution experiment

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 193, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 823-832

  Wassmann, Marko ^a   Moeller, Ralf ^a   Reitz, Günther ^a   Rettberg, Petra ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Experimental evolution; Growth phase; Stress response; UV resistance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL DENSITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLING TIME; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; EXPERIMENT; GROWTH CURVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SPORE GERMINATION; SPOROGENESIS; STRESS; SURVIVAL RATE; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION; VEGETATIVE GROWTH;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DNA REPAIR; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; RADIATION TOLERANCE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 82355182152     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: 1432072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-011-0722-9     Document Type: Article

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