Effects of microwave irradiation on concentration, diversity and gene mutation of culturable airborne microorganisms of inhalable sizes in different environments

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 800-810

  Wu, Yan ^a   Yao, Maosheng ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Culturable concentration; Diversity; Gene mutation; Inhalable size ranges; Microwave irradiation; Six stage Andersen sampler

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BACTERIA; DEIONIZED WATER; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENES; IRRADIATION; MICROWAVE HEATING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RADIATION;

CULTURABLE; DIVERSITY; GENE MUTATIONS; SIX STAGES; SIZE RANGES;

MICROWAVE IRRADIATION;

AGAR;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AGAR; AIR SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTROKINESIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IRRADIATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MUTATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE MICROORGANISM; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLOW RATE; FUNGUS; GENE MUTATION; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80052292736     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: 18791964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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