Inactivation of bacteria and fungus aerosols using microwave irradiation

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 682-693

  Wu, Yan ^a   Yao, Maosheng ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aspergillus versicolor; Bacillus subtilis var niger; Bioaerosol; Microwave irradiation; Pseudomonas fluorescens; Survival

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; ESTERS; IRRADIATION; RADIATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VALUE ENGINEERING;

ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; BIOAEROSOLS; NIGER; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SURVIVAL;

MICROWAVE IRRADIATION;

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; BACTERIUM; FUNGUS; IRRADIATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; RADIATION DAMAGE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPORE; SURVIVAL;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE BACTERIUM; AIRBORNE FUNGUS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CELL KILLING; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 77953810907     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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