Thermal inactivation of airborne viable Bacillus subtilis spores by short-term exposure in axially heated air flow

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 352-363

  Grinshpun, S A ^a   Adhikari, A ^a   Li, C ^a   Reponen, T ^a   Yermakov, M ^a   Schoenitz, M ^b   Dreizin, E ^b   Trunov, M ^c   Mohan, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Reactive Metals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Air flow; Bioaerosol; High temperature; Spore; Survival

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR; AIR QUALITY; BACTERIOLOGY; HOT AIR HEATING; QUALITY CONTROL; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

AIR FLOW; BIOAEROSOLS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; SPORE; SURVIVAL;

TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

AEROSOL; AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRFLOW; BACTERIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; SPORE; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRBORNE BACTERIUM; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL ENDOSPORE; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; FLOW RATE; HEATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; QUALITY CONTROL; STRESS; THERMAL EXPOSURE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 77949913599     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2010.01.007     Document Type: Article

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