Physiological responses of the halophilic archaeon Halobacterium sp. strain NRC1 to desiccation and gamma irradiation

@article{Kottemann2005PhysiologicalRO,
  title={Physiological responses of the halophilic archaeon Halobacterium sp. strain NRC1 to desiccation and gamma irradiation},
  author={Molly C. Kottemann and Adrienne Kish and Chika Iloanusi and Sarah J. Bjork and Jocelyne DiRuggiero},
  journal={Extremophiles},
  year={2005},
  volume={9},
  pages={219-227}
}
We report that the halophilic archaeon Halobacterium sp. strain NRC-1 is highly resistant to desiccation, high vacuum and 60Co gamma irradiation. Halobacterium sp. was able to repair extensive double strand DNA breaks (DSBs) in its genomic DNA, produced both by desiccation and by gamma irradiation, within hours of damage induction. We propose that resistance to high vacuum and 60Co gamma irradiation is a consequence of its adaptation to desiccating conditions. Gamma resistance in Halobacterium… Expand
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