title: Ultraviolet light inactivation and photoreactivation in the mycobacteria.
abstract: The kinetics of inactivation of mycobacteria by ultraviolet light were investigated. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. marinum were shown to be capable of photo-reactivation.
mesh_terms: D007700:Kinetics; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000528:radiation effects*; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011830:Radiation Effects; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays