UV light inactivation of bacterial biothreat agents

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2987-2990

  Rose, L J ^a,b   O'connell, H ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACIS SPORES; BIOTHREAT AGENTS; FLUENCE; GRAM-NEGATIVE ORGANISMS; UV LIGHT;

BACTERIOLOGY;

BACTERIUM; LIGHT EFFECT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VIABILITY;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLA SUIS; BURKHOLDERIA MALLEI; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GIARDIA; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER TREATMENT; YERSINIA PESTIS; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENT; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SPORES, BACTERIAL; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 65549144633     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02180-08     Document Type: Article

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