| Literature DB >> 16000835 |
Youxian Wu1, Thomas Clevenger, Baolin Deng.
Abstract
A unique association between bacterial cells and small goethite particles (approximately 0.2 by 2 microm) protected Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas putida from UV inactivation. The protection increased with the particle concentration in the turbidity range of 1 to 50 nephelometric turbidity units and with the bacterium-particle attachment time prior to UV irradiation. The lower degree of bacterial inactivation at longer attachment time was mostly attributed to the particle aggregation surrounding bacteria that provided shielding from UV radiation.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16000835 PMCID: PMC1169013 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.7.4140-4143.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792