Abstract
The Family Deinococcaceae, within the domain Bacteria, is most noted for containing certain species, such as Deinococcus radiodurans and Deinococcusdeserti, that exhibit an extraordinary ability to withstand DNA double-strand breaks generated by ionizing radiation as vegetative cells. Deinococcaceae are aerobic, require very complex media for growth, and produce pink to reddish colonies.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Prokaryotes |
| Subtitle of host publication | Other Major Lineages of Bacteria and The Archaea |
| Publisher | Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg |
| Pages | 613-615 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783642301230 |
| ISBN (Print) | 3642389538, 9783642301223 |
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| State | Published - 1 Jul 2014 |