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. 1956 May;71(5):571–581. doi: 10.1128/jb.71.5.571-581.1956

THE EFFECT OF X-RAYS ON THE SURVIVAL OF BACTERIA AND YEAST

I. A Comparative Study of the Dose-Survival Curves ofAzotobacter agile, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Rhodopseudomonas spheroides, andSaccharomyces cerevisiaeIrradiated in the Resting State1

Shirley E Gunter a, Henry I Kohn a
PMCID: PMC357854  PMID: 13331870

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