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. 1981 Aug;147(2):685–687. doi: 10.1128/jb.147.2.685-687.1981

Effect of Oxygen Radicals and Peroxide on Survival After Ultraviolet Irradiation and Liquid Holding Recovery of Bacteroides fragilis

Heide J K Slade 1, David T Jones 1, David R Woods 1
PMCID: PMC216092  PMID: 7263618

Abstract

The survival of Bacteroides fragilis cells after far-ultraviolet irradiation under anaerobic and aerobic conditions and the liquid holding recovery under aerobic conditions were not affected by peroxide or quenchers of toxic oxygen derivatives.

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