Escherichia coli Cells Exposed to Lethal Doses of Electron Beam Irradiation Retain Their Ability to Propagate Bacteriophages and Are Metabolically Active
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02138
Abstract: Reports in the literature suggest that bacteria exposed to lethal doses of ionizing radiation, i.e., electron beams, are unable to replicate yet they remain metabolically active. To investigate this phenomenon further, we electron beam irradiated… read more here.
Keywords: irradiation; coli cells; lethal doses; coli ... See more keywords