Mechanism of Inactivation in Aerosols of Bacteriophage T1

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The inactivation of Escherichia coli bacteriophage T1 was determined after formation of aerosols from solutions in NaCl, NaBr, NaNO3 and Na2SO4. In all cases, survival varied rapidly with relative humidity, with a minimum near the relative humidity corresponding to a saturated solution of the salt. Survival was better when the aerosol was formed at low initial salt concentrations. Broth protected against aerosol-inactivation. Phage particles surviving surface-inactivation by shaking in solution were resistant to aerosol-inactivation.

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