Sterilization of bacteria, yeast, and bacterial endospores by atmospheric-pressure cold plasma using helium and oxygen

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 269-275

  Lee, Kyenam ^a   Paek, Kwang Hyun ^b   Ju, Won Tae ^b   Lee, Yeonhee ^a  

^a Seoul Women University   (South Korea)

^b Plasnix Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure cold plasma; Bacillus subtilis; Escherichia coli; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Staphylococcus aureus; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

HELIUM; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM; COLD; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVALUATION; GAS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA; COLD; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GASES; HELIUM; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OXYGEN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STERILIZATION;

EID: 33747838839     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 12258873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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