FURTHER STUDIES ON THE IONIZING RADIATION INACTIVATION OF BACTERIAL SPORES
- 1 January 1959
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 77 (1) , 38-42
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.77.1.38-42.1959
Abstract
Previous observations showing that there are 2 classes of radiation inactivation for bacterial spores are extended to germinating forms. Spores which inactivate in a "multiple target" fashion inactivate in a "two target" fashion upon germination, whereas spores which inactivate in a "single target" fashion inactivate in a "single target" fashion upon germination. Spores of the "multiple target" class seem to have a higher content of dipicolinic acid per gram of dry spore material than do those of the "single target" class.Keywords
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