The effect of negative air ion exposure on Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas fluorescens

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 694-699

  Tyagi, Amit Kumar ^a   Nirala, Bikesh Kumar ^a   Malik, Anushree ^a   Singh, Kamlesh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

E. coli; Negative air ions; P. fluorescens; Starved cells; Viability reduction

Indexed keywords

CELLS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL STRAINS; MICROBIAL LOADS; NEGATIVE AIR IONS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; VIABILITY REDUCTION;

NEGATIVE IONS;

AGAR; ANION;

AIR; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL SUSPENSION; CELL VIABILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPOSURE; GENERATOR; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; REDUCTION;

AIR IONIZATION; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 42649140921     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520801959831     Document Type: Article

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