Multiple-Stress Tolerance of Ionizing Radiation-Resistant Bacterial Isolates Obtained from Various Habitats: Correlation Between Stresses
Multiple-Stress Tolerance of Ionizing Radiation-Resistant Bacterial Isolates Obtained from Various Habitats: Correlation Between Stresses
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从不同栖息地获得的抗电离辐射细菌分离株的多重应激耐受性:应激之间的相关性
作者:
Manish Shukla;R. Chaturvedi;D. Tamhane;P. Vyas;G. Archana;S. Apte;J. Bandekar;A. Desai
Isolation of five ionizing radiation (IR)-resistant bacteria by screening of isolates from various habitats classified as common and stressed is reported. IR-resistant isolates exhibited varying degrees of resistance to γ-radiation and were classified as highly and moderately radiation resistant. Resistance to ultraviolet (UV) radiation correlated well with γ-radiation resistance, whereas a comparable desiccation resistance for all the highly and moderately radiation-resistant isolates was observed. However, salt tolerance failed to correlate with IR resistance, indicating a divergent evolution of the salt tolerance and radiation resistance. Characterization of isolates by the amplified rDNA restriction analysis profiling attested to the clustering of these isolates with their stress phenotype. 16S rRNA gene-based analysis of the isolates showed that the bacteria with similar-resistance physiologies clustered together and belonged to related genera. Hydrogen peroxide resistance and mitomycin survival patterns of the isolates indicated the roles of oxidative-stress tolerance in desiccation survival and recombination repair in higher radiation resistance, respectively.