| Literature DB >> 4355259 |
T G Akers, C M Prato, E J Dubovi.
Abstract
The influence of relative humidity on the airborne survival of simian virus 40 (SV40) was studied by allowing virus aerosols to age in rotating drums at 21 or 32 C and at a relative humidity (RH) value ranging from 22 to 88%. Airborne SV40 virus was stable at every RH tested at 21 C, but aerosols maintained at 32 C were inactivated within 60 min at mid-range RH values. The unusual stability at 21 C over a broad RH range indicates that potentially biohazardous situations may occur under laboratory conditions if this virus becomes accidentally airborne.Entities:
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Year: 1973 PMID: 4355259 PMCID: PMC379741 DOI: 10.1128/am.26.2.146-148.1973
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Microbiol ISSN: 0003-6919