Role of DNA repair and protective components in Bacillus subtilis spore resistance to inactivation by 400-nm-wavelength blue light

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 84, Issue 19, 2018, Pages

  Djouiai, Bahar ^a   Thwaite, Joanne E ^b   Laws, Thomas R ^b   Commichau, Fabian M ^c   Setlow, Barbara ^d   Setlow, Peter ^d   Moeller, Ralf ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Bacillus subtilis; Blue light; Decontamination; DNA repair; Endospores; Protection; Spore resistance

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENDONUCLEASE; PROTEIN; SPORE PHOTOPRODUCT LYASE; SPORE-SPECIFIC PROTEINS, BACILLUS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; RADIATION RESPONSE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; ENDONUCLEASES; LIGHT; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PROTEINS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 85053885169     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01604-18     Document Type: Article

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