Increased Airborne Bacterial Survival as a Function of Particle Content and Size
Open Access
- 1 September 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Aerosol Science and Technology
- Vol. 27 (3) , 439-446
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02786829708965483
Abstract
Two test vegetative bacteria, Pseudomonas syringae and Erwinia herbicola, and a physical aerosol decay indicator, Bacillus subtilis var. niger spores, were sprayed into a particle size fractionating wind tunnel. Test bacterial survival significantly increased directly with droplet size for varying test cell to spore ratios and temperature. However, survival varied inversely with relative humidity.Keywords
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