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. 1980 Dec;144(3):1179–1181. doi: 10.1128/jb.144.3.1179-1181.1980

Effect of oxygen on Bacteroides fragilis survival after far-ultraviolet irradiation.

D T Jones, F T Robb, D R Woods
PMCID: PMC294787  PMID: 7440505

Abstract

Bacteroides fragilis cells were more sensitive to far-ultraviolet radiation under aerobic conditions than under anaerobic conditions. The percentage of pyrimidine dimers assayed after irradiation under both conditions was similar.

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