Investigation of the mutagenic potential of cold atmospheric plasma at bactericidal dosages

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 753, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 23-28

  Boxhammer, V ^a   Li, Y F ^a   Koritzer J ^a   Shimizu, T ^a   Maisch, T ^b   Thomas, H M ^a   Schlegel, J ^c   Morfill, G E ^a   Zimmermann, J L ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Cold atmospheric plasma; Hprt; Mutagenicity; Plasma medicine; V 79 cells

Indexed keywords

HYPOXANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; COLD ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITAL INFECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; SPONTANEOUS MUTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WOUND;

AIR; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; DISINFECTION; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYPOXANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; IONS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTATION; PLASMA GASES; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; STERILIZATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRICETULUS GRISEUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84876726932     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: 18793592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2012.12.015     Document Type: Article

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