Effect of feed gas composition of gas discharge plasmas on Bacillus pumilus spore mortality

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-34

  Purevdorj, D ^a   Igura, N ^a   Ariyada, O ^b   Hayakawa, I ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ARIOS Inc ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus pumilus spores; Hydroxyl free radicals; Inert gas; Mole fraction of water vapour; Oxygen gas; Plasma sterilization

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; FREE RADICALS; INERT GASES; MOLECULES; OXYGEN;

AIR PLASMAS; BACILLUS PUMILU SPORE; BACILLUS PUMILUS; GAS PLASMA; HYDROXYL FREE RADICALS; MOLE FRACTION OF WATER VAPOR; MOLEFRACTION; OXYGEN GAS; PLASMA STERILIZATION; WATER VAPOUR;

WATER VAPOR;

HELIUM; HYDROXYL RADICAL; INERT GAS;

BACTERIUM; GAS; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACTERIAL SPORE; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR;

BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PUMILUS;

EID: 0038480098     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2003.01341.x     Document Type: Article

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