A Decade of Biochemical and Structural Studies of the DNA Repair Machinery of Deinococcus radiodurans
The Deinococcus radiodurans bacterium is extremely resistant to ionising radiation and desiccation and can withstand a 200-fold higher radiation dose than most other bacteria with no loss of viability. The mechanisms behind this extreme resistance are not fully understood, but it is clear that sever...
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| Language: | eng |
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2019
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2016.04.001 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:run.unl.pt:10362/85346 |