radioresistance

(noun)

Any form of resistance that an organism has to protect itself against the harmful effects of ionizing radiation

Related Terms

  • polyextremophile
  • clade

Examples of radioresistance in the following topics:

  • Deinococcus and Thermus

    • Deinococcus radiodurans is an extremophilic bacterium, one of the most radioresistant organisms known.
    • Deinococcus radiodurans is an extremophilic bacterium, one of the most radioresistant organisms known.
    • Several bacteria of comparable radioresistance are now known, including some species of the genus Chroococcidiopsis (phylum cyanobacteria) and some species of Rubrobacter (phylum actinobacteria); among the archaea, the species Thermococcus gammatolerans shows comparable radioresistance.
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