Contribution of Fluorescence Techniques in Determining the Efficiency of the Non-thermal Plasma Treatment

We have recently developed a non-thermal plasma (NTP) equipment intended to sterilize fragile medical devices and maintain the sterile state of items downstream the treatment. With traditional counts on agar plate a six log reduction of Staphylococcus aureus viability was obtained within 120 min of...

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Main Authors: Gaëlle Carré, Emilie Charpentier, Sandra Audonnet, Christine Terryn, Mohamed Boudifa, Christelle Doliwa, Zouhaier Ben Belgacem, Sophie C. Gangloff, Marie-Paule Gelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02171/full