THE LETHAL EFFECT OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON AIR-BORNE BACTERIA
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- 1 February 1948
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Rockefeller University Press in The Journal of Experimental Medicine
- Vol. 87 (2) , 87-101
- https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.87.2.87
Abstract
The viability of pneumococcus, Type I, sprayed into the atmosphere from a liquid suspension was measured as a function of the relative humidity. When broth, saliva, or 0.5 per cent saline solution is employed as the suspending medium, a very high mortality rate is observed at relative humidities in the vicinity of 50 per cent. However, at humidities above or below this value the microorganisms survive for long periods.Keywords
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