Examination of Peak Power Dependence in the UV Inactivation of Bacterial Spores

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 5830-5832

  Rice, Jane K ^a   Ewell, Michael ^b,c  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Center of Marine Biotechnology   (United States)

^c BBI Biotech Research Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; PHOTON; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; PHOTONS; SPORES, BACTERIAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0035653488     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.12.5830-5832.2001     Document Type: Article

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