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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 2006, p. 3763-3765, Vol. 72, No. 5
0099-2240/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.72.5.3763-3765.2006

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Assessment of the Effectiveness of Low-Pressure UV Light for Inactivation of Helicobacter pylori

Samuel L. Hayes,* Karen M. White, and Mark R. Rodgers

USEPA, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Water Supply/Water Resources Division, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268

Received 15 December 2005/ Accepted 3 February 2006

Three strains of Helicobacter pylori were exposed to UV light from a low-pressure source to determine log inactivation versus applied fluence. Results indicate that H. pylori is readily inactivated at UV fluences typically used in water treatment regimens. Greater than 4-log10 inactivation was demonstrated on all three strains at fluences of less than 8 mJ cm–2.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: United States Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., MS387, Cincinnati, OH 45268. Phone: (513) 569-7514. Fax: (513) 569-7328. E-mail: hayes.sam{at}epa.gov.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 2006, p. 3763-3765, Vol. 72, No. 5
0099-2240/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.72.5.3763-3765.2006






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