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Site of Lethal Damage by Ionizing Radiation in Escherichia coli B/r Growing Exponentially in Minimal Medium

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MUNSON, R., BRIDGES, B. Site of Lethal Damage by Ionizing Radiation in Escherichia coli B/r Growing Exponentially in Minimal Medium. Nature 210, 922–925 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/210922a0

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