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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1970 February; 19(2): 383-384
Copyright © 1970 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Germicidal Effect of Ultraviolet Irradiation on Paper Contaminated with Mycobacteria

T. W. Huber, R. Anne Reddick and G. P. Kubica1

National Communicable Disease Center, Health Services and Mental Health Administration, Public Health Service, Atlanta, Georgia 30333

ABSTRACT

An ultraviolet chamber for decontaminating single sheets of paper seeded with mycobacteria was investigated. The ultraviolet killing effect ranged from 50% for Mycobacterium kansasii to more than 99% for M. tuberculosis.

FOOTNOTES

1 Present address: Trudeau Institute, Saranac Lake, New York, N.Y. 12983.

Appl Environ Microbiol. 1970 February; 19(2): 383-384
Copyright © 1970 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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