The Effect of Sodium Chloride on Radiation Resistance and Recovery of Irradiated Anaerobic Spores

Abstract
Sodium chloride (3% and 6% w/v) were without effect on the radiation resistance of spores of Clostridium sporogenes and Cl. oedematiens type C. Increasing doses of gamma radiation rendered spores increasingly sensitive to post radiation inhibition by sodium chloride in the plating medium.