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The growth, lysis and survival ofEscherichia coli 15 TAU following UV irradiation was examined. An attempt was made to separate the repair processes and prophage induction by preincubation with chloramphenicol and subsequent incubation with chloramphenicol or caffeine. It was found that the prophage induction does not diminish the repair ability of cells that have survived the induction. It cannot be ascertained whether the cell fraction was induced at all or whether the induction was partially reverted subsequently. It can be concluded that the results derived from examining the survival of tially reverted subsequently. It can be concluded that the results derived from examining the survival of UV-irradiation cultures ofEscherichia coli 15 TAI do not require any correction for phage induction.
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Kubelková, A., Krekulová, A., Rešlová, S. et al. The effect of bacteriophage induction on the repair ability ofEscherichia coli 15 TAU. Folia Microbiol 17, 184–191 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02875812
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02875812