The sensitivity of Mycoplasma mycoides var. capri cells to γ-radiation after growth in a medium containing the thymine analogue, 5-vinyluracil

Abstract
Cells of the bacterium Mycoplasma mycoides var. capri grown in a medium containing the potential radiation-sensitive thymine analogue 5-vinyluracil show a 3-fold increase in sensitivity towards irradiation of a dose of 15 krads of γ-rays.