Effect of simulated solar radiation on mixed outdoor atmospheric bacterial populations

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 311-316

  Tong, Yongyi ^a   Lighthart, Bruce ^b,c  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c Microbial Aerosol Res Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric bacterium; Particle size; Solar radiation; Survival

Indexed keywords

AEROBIOLOGY; BACTERIUM; MORTALITY; SOLAR RADIATION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0031928332     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(98)00046-4     Document Type: Article

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