Mutation induction in Escherichia coli WP2 uvrA by Cerenkov emission associated with 137Cs gamma irradiation. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Evidence is presented for the mutation of the tryptophan-requiring bacterial strain Escherichia coli WP2 uvrA from auxotrophy to prototrophy, and from streptomycin sensitivity to resistance, by Cerenkov emission associated with 137Cs gamma irradiation. Furthermore, the data strongly suggest a more than additive interaction between the gamma-induced damage and that induced by Cerenkov emission for both mutations scored. An additional observation is that mutant yields (expressed as mutants/10(7) survivors) show a dependence on the number of viable cells plated for both uv (254 nm) and Cerenkov-induced mutations, but not for those induced by gamma irradiation. This demonstrates another similarity between uv- and Cerenkov-induced damage.

published proceedings

  • Radiat Res

author list (cited authors)

  • Redpath, J. L., Thaden, J. J., & Fong, R. L.

citation count

  • 1

complete list of authors

  • Redpath, JL||Thaden, JJ||Fong, RL

publication date

  • January 1986

publisher