Bactericidal effectiveness of modulated UV light.

نویسندگان

  • H L Bank
  • J John
  • M K Schmehl
  • R J Dratch
چکیده

Studies were designed to evaluate the effectiveness of pulsed modulated UV light waveforms for killing bacteria. Exposure of five strains of bacteria to the modulated information encoded in the light decreased the colony population from a confluent lawn to less than 20 colonies. However, approximately 2,000 colonies survived treatment with the same intensity and time of exposure to UV light lacking the modulated information.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Applied and environmental microbiology

دوره 56 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1990