Augmented survival of bacteria within biofilms to exposure to an atmospheric pressure non-thermal plasma source

Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 228-234

  Salamitou, S ^a   Kirkpatrick, M J ^b   Ly, H M ^a   Leblon, G ^a   Odic, E ^b   DuBow, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b SUPELEC   (France)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Escherichia coli; Fluorescence microscopy; Non thermal plasma

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DECONTAMINATION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; PLASMA APPLICATIONS;

COLONY FORMING UNITS; HUMID ATMOSPHERES; NON-THERMAL ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; NON-THERMAL PLASMA TREATMENT; NONTHERMAL PLASMA; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; SURFACE DECONTAMINATION; SURVIVAL OF BACTERIA;

BIOFILMS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 68049131283     PISSN: 1682296X     EISSN: 16822978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/biotech.2009.228.234     Document Type: Article

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