THE LETHAL EFFECT OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON AIR-BORNE BACTERIA
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...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
1948
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2135764/ |