Sterilization effect of atmospheric plasma on Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis endospores

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-37

  Hong, Y F ^a   Kang, J G ^a   Lee, H Y ^a   Uhm, H S ^a   Moon, E ^a   Park, Y H ^a  

^a Ajou University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis spores; Escherichia coli; Low temperature atmospheric plasma; Oxygen radicals; Plasma sterilization

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BACTERIOLOGY; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; HELIUM; IONIZATION OF GASES; OXYGEN; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMA THEORY; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

ATMOSPHERIC PLASMAS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS SPORES; BACTERIAL ENDOSPORES; LOW-TEMPERATURE ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA; LOWS-TEMPERATURES; OXYGEN RADICAL; PLASMA STERILIZATION; RADIO FREQUENCY PLASMA; RADIOFREQUENCIES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

HELIUM; OXYGEN;

BACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELIUM; IONIZATION; OXYGEN; PLASMAS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; IONIZATION; PLASMA; RADICAL; SPACING; SPORE; STERILIZATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL ENDOSPORE; BACTERIAL SPORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ELECTRODE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IONIZATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; SUSPENSION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 58149289721     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2008.02480.x     Document Type: Article

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