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- Title
Effect of Relative Humidity on Deinococcus radiodurans' Resistance to Prolonged Desiccation, Heat, Ionizing, Germicidal, and Environmentally Relevant UV Radiation.
- Authors
Bauermeister, Anja; Moeller, Ralf; Reitz, Günther; Sommer, Suzanne; Rettberg, Petra
- Abstract
To test the effect of humidity on the radiation resistance of Deinococcus radiodurans, air-dried cells were irradiated with germicidal 254 nm UV, and simulated environmental UV or γ-radiation and survival was compared to cells in suspension. It was observed that desiccated cells exhibited higher levels of resistance than cells in suspension toward UV or γ-radiation as well as after 85°C heat shock. It was also shown that low relative humidity improves survival during long-term storage of desiccated D. radiodurans cells. It can be concluded that periods or environments in which cells exist in a dehydrated state are beneficial for D. radiodurans' survival exposed to various other stresses.
- Publication
Microbial Ecology, 2011, Vol 61, Issue 3, p715
- ISSN
0095-3628
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1007/s00248-010-9785-4