A critical review of uranium contamination in groundwater: treatment and sludge disposal
Dissolved uranium in groundwater at high concentrations is an emerging global threat to
human and ecological health due to its radioactivity and chemical toxicity. Uranium can …
human and ecological health due to its radioactivity and chemical toxicity. Uranium can …
Oxidative Stress Resistance in Deinococcus radiodurans
D Slade, M Radman - Microbiology and molecular biology reviews, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Deinococcus radiodurans is a robust bacterium best known for its capacity to repair massive
DNA damage efficiently and accurately. It is extremely resistant to many DNA-damaging …
DNA damage efficiently and accurately. It is extremely resistant to many DNA-damaging …
Mutations in the DJ-1 Gene Associated with Autosomal Recessive Early-Onset Parkinsonism
V Bonifati, P Rizzu, MJ Van Baren, O Schaap… - Science, 2003 - science.org
The DJ-1 gene encodes a ubiquitous, highly conserved protein. Here, we show that DJ-1
mutations are associated with PARK7, a monogenic form of human parkinsonism. The …
mutations are associated with PARK7, a monogenic form of human parkinsonism. The …
Genome of the Extremely Radiation-Resistant Bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans Viewed from the Perspective of Comparative Genomics
The bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans shows remarkable resistance to a range of
damage caused by ionizing radiation, desiccation, UV radiation, oxidizing agents, and …
damage caused by ionizing radiation, desiccation, UV radiation, oxidizing agents, and …
DNA damage and survival time course of deinococcal cell pellets during 3 years of exposure to outer space
Y Kawaguchi, M Shibuya, I Kinoshita, J Yatabe… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The hypothesis called “panspermia” proposes an interplanetary transfer of life. Experiments
have exposed extremophilic organisms to outer space to test microbe survivability and the …
have exposed extremophilic organisms to outer space to test microbe survivability and the …
Architectural design drives the biogeography of indoor bacterial communities
Background Architectural design has the potential to influence the microbiology of the built
environment, with implications for human health and well-being, but the impact of design on …
environment, with implications for human health and well-being, but the impact of design on …
Reassembly of shattered chromosomes in Deinococcus radiodurans
K Zahradka, D Slade, A Bailone, S Sommer… - Nature, 2006 - nature.com
Dehydration or desiccation is one of the most frequent and severe challenges to living cells.
The bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans is the best known extremophile among the few …
The bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans is the best known extremophile among the few …
Analysis of Deinococcus radiodurans's transcriptional response to ionizing radiation and desiccation reveals novel proteins that contribute to extreme radioresistance
During the first hour after a sublethal dose of ionizing radiation, 72 genes were upregulated
threefold or higher in D. radiodurans R1. Thirty-three of these loci were also among a set of …
threefold or higher in D. radiodurans R1. Thirty-three of these loci were also among a set of …
Microbial diversity of cryptoendolithic communities from the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
ABSTRACT In the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, microorganisms colonize the pore
spaces of exposed rocks and are thereby protected from the desiccating environmental …
spaces of exposed rocks and are thereby protected from the desiccating environmental …
Deinococcus radiodurans: What Belongs to the Survival Kit?
M Blasius, U Hübscher, S Sommer - Critical reviews in …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Deinococcus radiodurans, one of the most radioresistant organisms known to date, is able to
repair efficiently hundreds of DNA double-and single-strand breaks as well as other types of …
repair efficiently hundreds of DNA double-and single-strand breaks as well as other types of …