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Table. 1 Radio-resistant bacteria isolated from the extreme desert environment and their tolerance to UV radiation doses

From: Radio-protective and antioxidative activities of astaxanthin from newly isolated radio-resistant bacterium Deinococcus sp. strain WMA-LM9

Isolates

UV radiation resistance (J m−2)

Survival rate (%)

WMA-BD1

3.3 × 103

45.45

WMA-BD2

2.0 × 103

43.18

WMA-BD4

2.0 × 103

48.27

WMA-LM4

2.60 × 103

45.28

WMA-LM9

3.30 × 103

79.47

WMA-LM10

1.30 × 103

46.15

WMA-LM15

3.30 × 103

38.72

WMA-LM19

1.30 × 103

51.69

WMA-LM30

3.30 × 103

68.03