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. 1971 Sep;4(3):318–319. doi: 10.1128/iai.4.3.318-319.1971

Ultraviolet Light Inactivation and Photoreactivation in the Mycobacteria

Hugo L David 1, Wilbur D Jones Jr 1, Carol M Newman 1
PMCID: PMC416306  PMID: 5005298

Abstract

The kinetics of inactivation of mycobacteria by ultraviolet light were investigated. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. marinum were shown to be capable of photo-reactivation.

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