title: Exposure to sublethal clinical radiotherapeutic doses of ionizing γ-radiation gives rise to mutants of Gram-negative and Gram-positive clinical pathogens with increased antibiotic resistance.
authors.affiliation: Ballymena Academy, Galgorm Road, Ballymena, County Antrim BT42 1AJ, UK.|Northern Ireland Public Health Laboratory, Department of Bacteriology, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7AD, UK.
authors.forename: Peter J A
authors.initials: PJA
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.affiliation: Northern Ireland Public Health Laboratory, Department of Bacteriology, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7AD, UK.
authors.forename: Colin E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Goldsmith
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Queen's University of Belfast, Royal Group of Hospitals, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BP, UK.
authors.forename: Wilson A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Coulter
authors.affiliation: Northern Ireland Public Health Laboratory, Department of Bacteriology, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7AD, UK.
authors.forename: B Cherie
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Millar
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Molecular Biology, School of Environmental Health Sciences, Azabu University, 1-17-71 Fuchinobe, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 229, Japan.
authors.forename: Motoo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.affiliation: School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Cromore Road, Coleraine BT52 1SA, UK.|Northern Ireland Public Health Laboratory, Department of Bacteriology, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7AD, UK.
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000528:radiation effects*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009154:Mutation
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents