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. 1968 Jan;8(1):17–28. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(68)86471-9

The Ultraviolet Photochemistry and Photobiology of Vegetative Cells and Spores of Bacillus megaterium

J E Donnellan Jr, R S Stafford
PMCID: PMC1367355  PMID: 4966691

Abstract

The ultraviolet (UV) photochemistry and photobiology of spores and vegetative cells of Bacillus megaterium have been studied. The response of vegetative cells of B. megaterium appears qualitatively similar to those of Escherichia coli, Micrococcus radiodurans, and Bacillus subtilis with respect to photoproduct formation and repair mechanisms. UV irradiation, however, does not produce cyclobutane-type thymine dimers in the DNA of spores, although other thymine photo-products are produced. The photoproducts do not disappear after photoreactivation, but they are eliminated from the DNA by a dark-repair mechanism different from that found for dimers in vegetative cells. Irradiations performed at three wavelengths produce the same amounts of spore photoproduct and give the same survival curves. Variation of the sporulation medium before irradiation results in comparable alterations in the rate of spore photoproduct production and in survival.

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