Aerosolisation of Escherichia coli and associated endotoxin using an improved bubbling bioaerosol generator

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 517-531

  Simon, Xavier ^a,b   Duquenne, Philippe ^a,b   Koehler, Véronique ^a,b   Piernot, Cécile ^a,b   Coulais, Catherine ^a,b   Faure, Marie ^a,c  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SÉCURITÉ   (France)

^b Pollutants Metrology Division   (France)

^c Process Engineering Division   (France)

Author keywords

Bubbling generator; Controlled aerosolisation; Endotoxin; Experimental bioaerosol; Gram negative bacteria

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; COMPRESSED AIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIQUID FILMS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

BIOAEROSOLS; BUBBLING GENERATOR; CONTROLLED AEROSOLISATION; ENDOTOXIN; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA;

AEROSOLS;

ENDOTOXIN;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIRFLOW; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BACTERIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LABORATORY METHOD; TOXIN;

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BIOAEROSOL GENERATOR; BIOFILM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW RATE; GENERATOR; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENSION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 79957868366     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: 18791964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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