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Induction of deoxyribonucleic acid degradation inEscherichia coli by ozone

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Cell survival and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) degradation were measured for wild-typeEscherichia coli B251 cells after exposure to different concentrations of ozone. The results show that extensive breakdown of DNA occurs after ozonation and that the extent of ozone-induced DNA degradation generally correlates with the colony-forming ability of the cells.

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  1. C. Hamelin

    Present address: Centre de recherche en virologie, Institut Armand-Frappier, C.P. 100, H7N 4Z3, Laval-des-Rapides, Canada

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  1. Département des Sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, H3C 3J7, Montréal, Canada

    C. Hamelin, F. Sarhan & Y. S. Chung

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We thank Dr M.J. d'Aoust for supplying laboratory facilities. This work was jointly sponsored by the National Research Council of Canada, the Ministère de l'Education du Québec, and funds from the Université de Montréal. One of us (C.H.) acknowledges a postgraduate scholarship from the NRC of Canada.

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Hamelin, C., Sarhan, F. & Chung, Y.S. Induction of deoxyribonucleic acid degradation inEscherichia coli by ozone. Experientia 34, 1578–1579 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02034684

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