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Lethal and mutagenic effects of ion beams and γ-rays in Aspergillus oryzae.
Mutation research - 1 Dec 2012
Toyoshima Yoshiyuki, Takahashi Akemi, Tanaka Hisaki, Watanabe Jun, Mogi Yoshinobu, Yamazaki Tatsuo, Hamada Ryoko, Iwashita Kazuhiro, Satoh Katsuya, Narumi Issay
Abstract excerpt
Aspergillus oryzae is a fungus that is used widely in traditional Japanese fermentation industries. In this study, the lethal and mutagenic effects of different linear energy transfer (LET) radiation in freeze-dried conidia of A. oryzae were investigated. The lethal effect, which was evaluated by a 90% lethal dose, was dependent on the LET value of the ionizing radiation. The most lethal ionizing radiation among...
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