Photocatalytic inactivation of spores of Bacillus anthracis using titania nanomaterials

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 185, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 977-982

  Prasad, G K ^a   Ramacharyulu, P V R K ^a   Merwyn, S ^a   Agarwal, G S ^a   Srivastava, A R ^a   Singh, Beer ^a   Rai, G P ^a   Vijayaraghavan, R ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Nanosized titania; Photocatalytic inactivation; Spores

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS STERNE; INACTIVATION KINETICS; KINETIC RATE CONSTANTS; NANO-MATERIALS; NANOSIZED TITANIA; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PSEUDO-FIRST-ORDER; SPORES; TITANIA; UV-A LIGHT;

BACTERIOLOGY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; RATE CONSTANTS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

NANOMATERIAL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NANOMATERIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; CATALYSIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTODEGRADATION; REACTION KINETICS; SPORE; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM COLONY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ILLUMINATION; KINETICS; LD 50; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CATALYSIS; KINETICS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SPORES, BACTERIAL; SUNLIGHT; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS STR. STERNE;

EID: 78649911443     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Manehec R.J., Broster M.G., Stag A.J., Hibbs S.E. Formaldehyde solution effectively inactivates spores of Bacillus anthracis on the Scottish Island of Gruinard. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 1994, 60:4167-4171.
2. Holty J.E., Bravata D.M., Liu H., McDonald K.M., Olshen R.A., Owens D.K. Systematic review: a century of inhalational anthrax cases from 1900 to 2005. Ann. Int. Med. 2006, 144(4):270-278.
3. Dixon T.C., Meselson M., Guillemin J., Hanna P.C. Anthrax N. Engl. J. Med. 1999, 11:815-826.
4. Setlow P. Spores of Bacillus subtilis: their resistance to and killing by radiation, heat and chemicals. J. Appl. Microbiol. 2006, 101:514-525.
5. Setlow P. Germination and Outgrowth. In the Bacterial Spore 1983, vol. II. Academic Press, London, pp. 211-254.
6. Setlow P. I will survive: protecting and repairing spore DNA. J. Bacteriol. 1992, 174:2737-2741.
7. Setlow P. Mechanisms which contribute to the long term survival of spores of Bacillus species. J. Appl. Bacteriol. 1994, 76:49S-60S.
8. Setlow P. Mechanism for the prevention of damage to the DNA in spores of Bacillus species. Annu. Rev. Microbiol. 1995, 49:29-54.
9. P. Setlow, Resistance of bacterial spores. In Bacterial stress responses ed. Storz, G. and Hengge-Aronis, R. Am. Soc. Microbiol. (2000) 217-230.
10. Rice E.W., Adcock N.J., Sivaganesan M., Rose L.J. Inactivation of spores of Bacillus anthracis Sterne, Bacillus cereus, and Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. Israelensis by chlorination. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2005, 5587-5589.
11. Sagripanti J.L., Bonifacino A. Comparative sporicidal effects of liquid chemical agents. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 1996, 545-551.
12. Toledo R., Escher F., Ayres J. Sporicidal properties of hydrogen peroxide against food spoilage organisms. Appl. Microbiol. 1973, 26:592-597.
13. Baldry M. The bactericidal, fungicidal, and sporicidal properties of hydrogen peroxide and peracetic acid. J. Appl. Bacteriol. 1983, 54:417-423.
14. Rubbo S., Gerdner J., Webb R. Biocidal activities of glutaradehyde and related compounds. J. Appl. Bacteriol. 1967, 30:78-87.
15. Whitehouse R., Clegg L. Destruction of Bacillus subtilis spores with solutions of sodium hydroxide. J. Dairy Res. 1963, 30:315-322.
16. Friedl J., Ortenzio L., Sturat L. The sporicidal activity of ethylene oxide as measured by the AOAC sporicide test. J. Assoc. Off. Agric. Chem. 1956, 39:480-483.
17. Kold R., Schneiter R. The germicidal and sporicidal efficacy of methyl bromide for Bacillus anthracis. J. Bacteriol. 1950, 59:401-412.
18. Delcomyn C.A., Bushway K.E., Henley M.V. Inactivation of biological agents using oxone-chloride solutions. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2006, 40:2759-2764.
19. Melly E., Setlow P. Heat shock proteins do not influence wet heat resistance of Bacillus spores. J. Bacteriol. 2001, 183:779-784.
20. Nicholson W.L., Galeano B. UV resistance of Bacillus anthracis spores revisited: validation of Bacillus subtilis spores as UV surrogates for spores of B. anthracis Sterne. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2003, 1327-1330.
21. Jung Y.J., Oh B.S., Kang J.W. Synergistic effect of sequential or combined use of ozone and UV radiation for the disinfection of Bacillus subtilis spores. Water Res. 2008, 42:1613-1621.
22. Koivunen J., Tanski H.H. Inactivation of enteric microorganisms with chemical disinfectants, UV radiation and chemical and UV treatments. Water Res. 2005, 39:1519-1526.
23. Whitney E.A.S., Beatty M.E., Taylor T.H., Weyant R., Sobel J., Arduino M.J., Ashford D.A. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 2003, 9(6):623-627.
24. Prasad G.K., Agarwal G.S., Singh B., Rai G.P., Vijayaraghavan R. Photocatalytic inactivation of Bacillus anthracis by titania nanomaterials. J. Hazard. Mater. 2009, 165:506-510.
25. Zhao J., Krishna V., Hua B., Moudgil B., Koopman B. Effect of UVA irradiance on photocatalytic and UVA inactivation of Bacillus cereus spores. J. Photochem. Photobiol. B: Biol. 2009, 94:96-100.
26. Blatchley E.R., ASCE A.M., Meeusen A., Aronson A.I., Brewster L. Inactivation of Bacillus spores by ultraviolet or gamma radiation. J. Environ. Eng. 2005, 131(9):1245-1252.
27. 2 nanocrystals: near room temperature synthesis, grain growth kinetics, and surface hydration chemistry. J Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127:8659-8666.
28. Kim H.U., Goepfert J.M. A sporulation medium for Bacillus anthracis. J. Appl. Bacteriol. 1974, 37:265-2677.