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. 1925 Jul 20;7(6):687–691. doi: 10.1085/jgp.7.6.687

THE EFFECTS OF LIGHT ON LUMINOUS BACTERIA

E Newton Harvey 1
PMCID: PMC2140717  PMID: 19872170

Abstract

A conservative statement would therefore be that luminous bacteria show no changes in luminescence as a result of illumination by 625 foot candles for 1.5 minutes when examined 1/200 of a second after exposure, and none as the result of illumination by 15,000 foot candles for 6 minutes when examined ⅙ of a second after exposure.

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