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THE phenomenon of the re-activation of bacteria after exposure to ultra-violet irradiation is well known1–4. The possibility exists that products formed in the medium by the response of some bacteria, either by death or by adaptation, might have influenced the re-activation of neighbouring bacilli.
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DIMMICK, R. Delayed Recovery of Airborne Serratia marcescens after Short-Time Exposure to Ultra-violet Irradiation. Nature 187, 251–252 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/187251a0
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