Spore dosimetry: Bacillus subtilis TKJ6312 as biosensor of biologically effective solar radiation

Química Nova

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Santa Maria, Brasil¹  Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil¹  Schuch, André Passaglia¹  Rampelotto, Pabulo Henrique¹  Rosa, Marcelo Barcellos da¹  Munakata, Nobuo¹  Rikkyo University, Japan¹  Schuch, Nelson Jorge¹ 

关键词: spore dosimetry;    biosensor;    UV-B radiation.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-40422009000200003

学科分类：化学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Quimica

【 摘 要 】

Since 2000, spore dosimetry and spectral photometry have been performed in parallel at the Southern Space Observatory, São Martinho da Serra (Southern Brazil). A comparative study involving data from Punta Arenas - Chile (53.2º S), São Martinho da Serra (29.5º S), Padang - Indonesia (0.9ºS), Brussels - Belgium (50.9º N) and Kiyotake - Japan (31.9º N) from 2000 to 2006 is presented. The Spore Inactivation Doses presented the higher values in summer (973 ± 73 for Punta Arenas and 4,369 ± 202 for São Martinho da Serra, as well 1,402 ± 170 and 3,400 ± 1,674 for Brussels and Kiyotake, respectively). The simplicity, robustness and high resistance of bacterial spores makes the biosensor an potential biological tool for UV-B monitoring.

【 授权许可】

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