Simplified fluctuation test to distinguish liquid holding recovery from cell multiplication in ultraviolet-irradiated Escherichia coli.
Improved plating techniques and a fluctuation test have been used to distinguish between liquid holding recovery of ultraviolet-irradiated cells and cell multiplication in Escherichia coli. Among tested strains, only recA mutants showed true recovery.
D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays