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Radiation response mechanisms of the extremely radioresistant bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans.
Uchu Seibutsu Kagaku - 1 Nov 2004
Kobayashi Yasuhiko, Narumi Issay, Satoh Katsuya, Funayama Tomoo, Kikuchi Masahiro, Kitayama Shigeru, Watanabe Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Effect of microgravity on recovery of bacterial cells from radiation damage was examined in IML-2, S/MM-4 and S/MM-9 experiments using the extremely radioresistant bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans. The cells were irradiated with gamma rays before the space flight and incubated on board the Space Shuttle. The survival of the wild type cells incubated in space increased compared with the ground controls,...
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