Gas discharge plasmas are effective in inactivating Bacillus and Clostridium spores

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2563-2570

  Tseng, Shawn ^a   Abramzon, Nina ^a   Jackson, James O ^a   Lin, Wei Jen ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Clostridium; Plasma; Spores; Sporicidal; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BOTULINUM; CHEMICAL RESIDUES; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CLOSTRIDIUM SPOROGENES; COLD PLASMAS; DECIMAL REDUCTION; DIPICOLINIC ACIDS; GAS-DISCHARGE PLASMAS; NONTHERMAL; PHASE-CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PLASMA TREATMENT; RADIO FREQUENCIES; SELECTED STRAINS; SPORES; SPORICIDAL; SPORICIDAL EFFECTS; SUBTILIS;

BACILLI; BACTERIOLOGY; GAS DISCHARGE TUBES; HELIUM; ORGANIC ACIDS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMAS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

CLOSTRIDIUM;

BACTERIAL DNA; DIPICOLINIC ACID; HELIUM;

BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM; GAS FLOW; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PLASMA; SPORE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL SPORE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM TYPE A; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM TYPE E; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CLOSTRIDIUM SPOROGENES; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; GAS DISCHARGE PLASMA; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; NONHUMAN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PLASMA GAS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPORE GERMINATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; GENETICS; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CLOSTRIDIUM SPOROGENES; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

BACILLUS; CLOSTRIDIUM; HELIUM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STERILIZATION;

EID: 84862277620     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3661-0     Document Type: Article

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