Radio X-Philes
Radiophiles & Radioresistant Organisms
Introduction
Ionizing-radiation-resistant organisms (IRROs) are organisms for whom more than 1,000 Gy (100,000 rd or CGS) of ionizing radiation (IR) are needed to achieve 90% reduction.
Truly radiophilic organisms, who reproduce better in the presence of ionizing radiation than without it, have not yet been conclusively proven to exist, however several genera are suspected to be radiophilic.
Many radioresistant organisms do not have specific adaptations for radioresistance, but are instead exapted ("pre-adapted") to it as an incidental side-effect of thermotolerance and/or thermophily. For example, the archaeon Thermococcus gammatolerans inhabits submarine hydrothermal vent systems thousands of feet deep, strongly implicating them to be thermobarophiles who happen to be radioresistant, not true radiophiles.
Main Categories
Radioresistant Archaea & Archaeal Radiophiles
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Radioresistant Bacteria & Bacterial Radiophiles
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List of Radiophiles & Radioresistant Organisms by Radiotolerance
For the purposes of this list, the "high Gy" will refer to the maximum dose of radiation the organism has been shown to survive while remaining at least somewhat viable, while the optimal growth Gy (OGGy) will refer to the maximum dose the organism has been shown to survive without any observable loss in viability.
Genus & Species | High Gy | OGGy | Low Gy | Source |
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Thermococcus gammatolerans | 30,000 | 5,000 | ? | Jolivet, 2003 |
Deinococcus radiodurans | 15,000 | 5,000 | ? | Brooks & Murray, 1981 |
Phylogenic List of Radiophiles & Radioresistant Organisms
- Archaea
- Euryarchaeota
- Thermococci
- Thermococcales
- Thermococcaceae
- Thermococcus
Proteoarchaeota
- Bacteria
- Deinococcus-Thermus
- Deinococci
- Deinococcales
- Deinococcaceae
- Deinococcus
Proteoarchaeota
Alphabetical List of Radiophiles & Radioresistant Organisms
Genus & Species | High Gy | OGGy | Low Gy | Source |
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Deinococcus radiodurans | 15,000 | 5,000 | ? | Brooks & Murray, 1981 |
Thermococcus gammatolerans | 30,000 | 5,000 | ? | Jolivet, 2003 |