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Micrococcus radiodurans was originally isolated from canned meat which, for the purpose of sterilization, had received gamma radiation dosages of 2–3 Mrad [1]. This phenomenal radiation resistance of Micrococcus radiodurans and its related species (Micrococcus radiophilus and Micrococcus radioproteolyticus) to both ultraviolet and ionizing radiation has attracted considerable attention in radiation biology [3,12]. Biological curiosities as they are, these microbial species might help to shed some light on several facets of life under conditions of high irradiation, in particular the basic molecular mechanisms which cells may utilize to cope with radiation injury.
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Kübler, O. et al. (1980). Structure of the HPI-Layer of Micrococcus radiodurans . In: Baumeister, W., Vogell, W. (eds) Electron Microscopy at Molecular Dimensions. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67688-8_2
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