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. 1973 Feb;113(2):1058-60.
doi: 10.1128/jb.113.2.1058-1060.1973.

Photoprotection by dipicolinate against inactivation of bacterial spores with ultraviolet light

N Grecz, T Tang, H A Frank

Photoprotection by dipicolinate against inactivation of bacterial spores with ultraviolet light

N Grecz et al. J Bacteriol. 1973 Feb.

Abstract

The resistance of three types of Bacillus cereus T spores to ultraviolet radiation corresponded to their dipicolinic acid (DPA) content. Photoprotection against ultraviolet light was observed in DPA-containing spores and in DPA-less spores irradiated through calcium dipicolinate.

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