%0 Journal Article %A Maĸek, F. %A SedliakovƓ, Milena %T Pyrimidine Dimer Excision and DNA Degradation during Liquid Holding Recovery in Ultraviolet-irradiated Escherichia coliK12 uvr+rec %D 1977 %J Microbiology, %V 101 %N 1 %P 131-133 %@ 1465-2080 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-101-1-131 %I Microbiology Society, %X The survival of ultraviolet-irradiated Escherichia coli k12 uvr + rec was increased by post-irradiation incubation in phosphate buffer. During this incubation both dimer excision and DNA breakdown were inhibited. It is suggested that the bacteria coped with the remaining dimers in a manner which did not involve excision. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-101-1-131