Investigation of the causes facilitating formation of microflora in atomic reactor pool water

J Hyg Epidemiol Microbiol Immunol. 1992;36(4):390-5.

Abstract

In the course of investigations realized by us earlier it was found that there was no difference between radioresistance of microbes taken from various water sources. As a matter of fact quality of the microflora clearly reflects a unique phenomenon called selection which causes disappearance of all radiosensitive and survival of radioresistant types of microbes. There is indeed an increased number of radioresistant types of microbes with intensified activity of catalase and nuclease in pool water of atomic reactors.

MeSH terms

  • Catalase / metabolism
  • Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria / enzymology
  • Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria / radiation effects*
  • Gram-Positive Rods / enzymology
  • Gram-Positive Rods / radiation effects*
  • Nuclear Reactors*
  • Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases / metabolism
  • Radiation Tolerance*
  • Sarcina / enzymology
  • Staphylococcus / enzymology
  • Staphylococcus / radiation effects*
  • Water Microbiology*

Substances

  • Catalase
  • Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases