Subject Index 



Absolute reaction rate theory, 107 



Action spectra, see Ultraviolet action 

 spectra 



Adsorption of viruses, 124 



Agglutinins, 9 



Alfalfa mosaic virus, 65, 110, 113 



Anthracene, 149 



Anthraldehyde, 149 



Antibody receptors, area of, 137 

 number of, 135 



Antigen-antibody reaction, 8 



Antiserum preparation, 9 



Asymmetric particles, viscosity and dif- 

 fusion of, 43 



Attenuation of viruses, 6 



B 



B. megaterium, 12 

 B. subtilis spores, 162 

 Bacterial virus multiplication, 186 

 Bacteriophage, M-1, M-2, M-3, M-4, 

 thermal constants of, 113 

 M-5, inactivation cross section of, 81, 92 

 size and shape of, 65 

 thermal constants of, 113 

 Megaterium, Sonic action on, 172 

 S. lactis, adsorption of, 126 

 thermal constants of, 113 

 Staphylococcus, adsorption of, 125 

 size of, 65 



thermal inactivation, 109 

 U.V. action spectrum, 163 

 T-series, sonic action on, 172 

 T-1, absorption spectrum, 156 

 deuteron bombardment, 79 

 dimensions, 5, 65 



combined radiation and thermal ef- 

 fects, 94 



Bacteriophage, T-1, electron bombard- 

 ment, 80 

 electron micrograph, 18 

 inactivation cross section, 81 

 mutual interference, 6 

 picture, 197 

 quantum yield, 163 

 reaction constants for loss of serology, 



141 

 serological affinity, 135 

 thermal constants, 113 

 U.V. action spectrum, 158 

 U.V. action spectrum at low tempera- 

 tures, 159 

 wet X-irradiation, 90 

 T-2, chemical composition, 7 

 dimensions, 65 

 mixed yield, 6 



multiplicity reactivation, 165 

 picture, 179 



recombination genetics, 185 

 thermal constants, 113 

 T-3, diffusion, 64 



thermal constants, 113 

 T-4, diffusion, 64 

 mixed yield, 6 

 thermal constants, 113 

 T-5, pressure effects, 118 

 thermal constants, 113 

 thermal inactivation and ionic 

 strength, 115 

 T-7, mutual interference, 6 

 thermal constants, 113 

 Bombardment by ionizing radiation, 77 

 at varying ionization density, 81 

 results, SBMV, TMV, T-1, 82 

 Bovine serum albumin monolayers, serol- 

 ogy of, 138 

 Buoyancy measurements, 39 

 Burst, 3 

 Burst size, 3 



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