Characterization and deposition of respirable large- and small-particle bioaerosols

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 6437-6443

  Thomas, Richard J ^a   Webber, Daniel ^a   Sellors, William ^a   Collinge, Aaron ^a   Frost, Andrew ^a   Stagg, Anthony J ^a   Bailey, Stephen C ^a   Jayasekera, Pramukh N ^a   Taylor, Rosa R ^a   Eley, Steve ^a   Titball, Richard W ^b  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; DEPOSITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; WATER POLLUTION;

AEROSOL GENERATORS; AEROSOL PARTICLES; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACTERIAL; BIOAEROSOLS; DEPOSITION PATTERNS; DEPOSITION PROFILES; E. COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI CELLS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACTS; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; MASS DISTRIBUTIONS; MICRO-ORGANISMS; RESPIRATORY TRACTS;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; LABORATORY METHOD; RESPIRATION; SURVIVAL;

AEROSOL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; LUNG; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

AEROSOLS; ANIMALS; BACILLUS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LUNG; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; NASAL CAVITY; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MURINAE;

EID: 54949113680     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01194-08     Document Type: Article

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