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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2024

The Antibacterial Efficacy of Far-UVC Light: A Combined-Method Study Exploring the Effects of Experimental and Bacterial Variables on Dose-Response.

David T Griffin, Terence Gourlay, Michelle Maclean

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

David T GriffinDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Wolfson Building, 106 Rottenrow, Glasgow G4 0NW, UK.
Terence GourlayDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Wolfson Building, 106 Rottenrow, Glasgow G4 0NW, UK.
Michelle MacleanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Wolfson Building, 106 Rottenrow, Glasgow G4 0NW, UK.

Funding

University of Strathclyde PhD Studentship Award
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Far-ultraviolet C light, with a wavelength of 200-230 nm, has demonstrated broad-spectrum germicidal efficacy. However, due to increased interest in its use as an alternative antimicrobial, further knowledge about its fundamental bactericidal efficacy is required. This study had two objectives. Firstly, it investigated experimentally the Far-UVC dose-response of common bacteria suspended at various cell densities in transparent buffer, ensuring no influence from photosensitive suspending media. Increasing doses of Far-UVC were delivered to

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Ultraviolet RaysAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacteriaColony Count, MicrobialDose-Response Relationship, RadiationEnterococcus faeciumEscherichia coliMicrobial ViabilityPseudomonas aeruginosaStaphylococcus aureusAnti-Bacterial Agents222 nmbacterial inactivationenvironmental decontaminationESKAPE pathogensFar-UVC lighttransparent liquid suspensionultraviolet radiation

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PMID39204298
PMCPMC11357679

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