Survival of thermophilic and hyperthermophilic microorganisms after exposure to UV-C, ionizing radiation and desiccation

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 193, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 797-809

  Beblo, Kristina ^a,b   Douki, Thierry ^c   Schmalz, Gottfried ^b   Rachel, Reinhard ^b   Wirth, Reinhard ^b   Huber, Harald ^b   Reitz, Günther ^a   Rettberg, Petra ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

Desiccation; Hyperthermophilic; Ionizing; Radiation; Survival; UV C

Indexed keywords

AQUIFEX; AQUIFEX PYROPHILUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS; DESICCATION; HYPERTHERMOPHILIC ARCHAEON; IGNICOCCUS HOSPITALIS; IONIZING RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; DESICCATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, ARCHAEAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIATION, IONIZING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

AQUIFEX PYROPHILUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS; IGNICOCCUS;

EID: 82355182227     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: 1432072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-011-0718-5     Document Type: Article

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