Mechanisms by which ambient humidity may affect viruses in aerosols

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 6781-6788

  Yang, Wan ^a,b   Marr, Linsey C ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE VIRUS; AMBIENT HUMIDITY; CONFORMATIONAL CHANGE; ENVELOPED VIRUS; MULTIPLE HYPOTHESIS; SURFACE GLYCOPROTEINS; SURFACE INACTIVATION; WATER ACTIVITY;

AEROSOLS;

VIRUSES;

AEROSOL; HUMIDITY; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; TOXICITY; VIRUS;

AEROSOL; HUMIDITY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY; VIRAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; VIRUS INACTIVATION;

AEROSOLS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; HUMIDITY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; VIRUS INACTIVATION; VIRUS PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84868332223     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01658-12     Document Type: Short Survey

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