UV Light-Induced Mutation in Serratia

 

Note the decrease in number of colonies as exposure time to UV light increased.  Cells that undergo a stable mutation affecting pigment production form white colonies, such as those indicated by the arrows in the plated labeled for 60 sec exposure. 

 

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