ultraviolet radiation
- PhysiologyDNA Damage Kills Bacterial Spores and Cells Exposed to 222-Nanometer UV Radiation
Spores of a variety of bacteria are resistant to common decontamination agents, and many of them are major causes of food spoilage and some serious human diseases, including anthrax caused by spores of Bacillus anthracis. Consequently, there is an ongoing need for efficient methods for spore eradication, in particular methods that have minimal deleterious effects on...