Abstract Using spores of two Bacillus subtilis strains differing in repair capacity, we have studied repair and mutation induction in the spores after irradiation with very heavy ions up to uranium with specific particle energies up to 18.6 MeV/u. The results indicate that repair and mutation induction after heavy ion irradiation are closely related to each other and that both phenomena strongly depend on the atomic number and specific energy of the ions. The effects are discussed in comparison with results obtained after X-irradiation.


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    Title :

    Genetic response of bacterial spores to very heavy ions


    Contributors:
    Baltschukat, K. (author) / Horneck, G. (author) / Bücker, H. (author) / Facius, R. (author) / Schäfer, M. (author)

    Published in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 6 , 11 ; 109-115


    Publication date :

    1987-01-01


    Size :

    7 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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