• DOI:10.1007/s00792-005-0437-4
Corpus ID: 8391234

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 A. Kish and Chika Iloanusi and S. Bjork and J. DiRuggiero},
  journal={Extremophiles},
  year={2005},
  volume={9},
  pages={219-227}
}

Molly C. Kottemann, A. Kish, +2 authors J. DiRuggiero

Published 2005

Medicine, Biology

Extremophiles

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… CONTINUE READING

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