Bacterial inactivation by high-voltage atmospheric cold plasma: Influence of process parameters and effects on cell leakage and DNA

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 784-794

  Lu, H ^a   Patil, S ^a   Keener, K M ^b   Cullen, P J ^a   Bourke, P ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell integrity; DBD ACP; DNA damage; Escherichia coli; Listeria monocytogenes; Voltage level

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DAMAGE DETECTION; DISEASES; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; GAS MIXTURES; OXYGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CELL INTEGRITY; COLD PLASMAS; DBD-ATMOSPHERIC COLD PLASMA; DNA DAMAGES; E. COLI; GASES MIXTURE; L.MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; VOLTAGE LEVELS; WORKING GAS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PLASMA GAS;

DNA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROORGANISM; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; TARGET CELL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PLASMA GAS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

CELL MEMBRANE; DNA DAMAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PLASMA GASES; STERILIZATION;

EID: 84896128258     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12426     Document Type: Article

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