Measurement of UV radiation using suspensions of microorganisms

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 1-6

  Sommer, Regina ^a   Cabaj, Alexander ^b   Sandu, Tudor ^b   Lhotsky, Miranda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Fluence distributions; Reduction equivalent dose (RED); Spores; Survival curve

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOSENSOR; DOSIMETRY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLAR RADIATION; TECHNIQUE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; RADIATION MONITORING; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0033372182     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(99)00113-X     Document Type: Article

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