Comparative inactivation of adenovirus serotypes by UV light disinfection

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 5633-5636

  Nwachuku, Nena ^a   Gerba, Charles P ^b   Oswald, Amy ^b   Mashadi, Faezeh D ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VIRUSES;

ADENOVIRUS SEROTYPES; FREEZE-THAWING; UV LIGHT DISINFECTION;

MICROBIOLOGY;

VIRUS;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENTERIC VIRUS; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SEROTYPE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VIRUS INACTIVATION; VIRUS STRAIN; WATER ANALYSIS;

ADENOVIRUSES, HUMAN; CELL LINE; DISINFECTION; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; SEROTYPING; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ADENOVIRIDAE;

EID: 25144451441     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.9.5633-5636.2005     Document Type: Article

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