Lethal activity of nonthermal plasma sterilization against microorganisms

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 430-436

  Venezia, Richard A ^a   Orrico, Michael ^b   Houston, Edward ^b   Yin, Shu Min ^b   Naumova, Yelena Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PlasmaSol Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LETHALITY; MICROORGANISM; PLASMA STERILIZATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRUS;

BACILLUS; BACTERIOPHAGES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GASES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STERILIZATION;

EID: 42549132409     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/588003     Document Type: Article

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