Disinfection of selected Aspergillus spp. using ultraviolet germicidal irradiation

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 221-224

  Green, Christopher F ^a   Scarpino, Pasquale V ^a   Jensen, Paul ^b   Jensen, Nancy J ^b   Gibbs, Shawn G ^c  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Fungi; Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation

Indexed keywords

AIR; DISINFECTION; FUNGI; IRRADIATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VENTILATION;

FUNGAL SPORES; IRRADIATED ZONES;

MICROBIOLOGY;

AGAR; MERCURY;

DISINFECTION;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; FUNGUS SPORE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; SPORES, FUNGAL; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI;

EID: 2942720478     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w04-002     Document Type: Article

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