Electrical discharges in water induce spores' DNA damage.

Bacterial spores are one of the most resilient life forms on earth and are involved in many human diseases, such as infectious diarrhea, fatal paralytic illnesses and respiratory infections. Here, we investigated the mechanisms involved in the death of Bacillus pumilus spores after exposure to elect...

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Main Authors: Camille Lamarche, Charlotte Da Silva, Gauthier Demol, Etienne Dague, Marie-Pierre Rols, Flavien Pillet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6089432?pdf=render