Inactivation of microorganisms using electrostatic fields

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 3338-3344

  Yao, Maosheng ^a   Mainelis, Gediminas ^a   An, Hey Reoun ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; CELLS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FLUORESCENCE; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

INACTIVATION; NONCONDUCTIVE SURFACES; POLARITIES; VEGETATIVE CELLS;

MICROORGANISMS;

MICROORGANISM;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD;

AIR POLLUTION; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ELECTROSTATICS; FILTRATION; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SURVIVAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 18344362693     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es048808x     Document Type: Article

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