Science, Vol 194, Issue 4269, 1049-1051
Copyright © 1976 by American Association for the Advancement of Science
Irradiation of bacterial spores in water: three classes of oxygen-denpendent damage
D Ewing
and
EL Powers
Studies of irradiated bacterial spores in aqueous suspension indicate that the sensitization of spores by oxygen can depend on three chemical processes. One of these processes involves reactions of hydroxyl radicals; the other two apparently do not.