Use of Raman spectroscopy and phase-contrast microscopy to characterize cold atmospheric plasma inactivation of individual bacterial spores

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 19, 2016, Pages 5775-5784

  Wang, Shiwei ^a,b   Doona, Christopher J ^c   Setlow, Peter ^d   Li, Yong Qing ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^c US Army Natick Soldier RD and E Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIOLOGY; CHARGED PARTICLES; CULTIVATION; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASTIC CONTAINERS; PROTEINS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS SPORES; BACTERIAL SPORE; CALCIUM DIPICOLINATE; COLD ATMOSPHERIC PLASMAS; INNER MEMBRANES; PHASE-CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; RAMAN MEASUREMENTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

NUTRIENTS;

BACTERIUM; COLD AIR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GERMINATION; MEMBRANE; MICROSCOPY; OXYGEN; PLASMA; PROTEIN; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SPORE; THERMODYNAMICS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

DIPICOLINIC ACID; PICOLINIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PLASMA GAS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PHARMACOLOGY; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMA GAS; PROCEDURES; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; PICOLINIC ACIDS; PLASMA GASES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84987900182     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01669-16     Document Type: Article

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