Antimicrobial Blue Light Inactivation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Roles of Wavelength, Endogenous Photosensitizer, Oxygen, and Reactive Oxygen Species

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy, safety, and mechanism of action of antimicrobial blue light (aBL) for the inactivation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the etiological agent of gonorrhea.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jun 03, 2019
Source ID
10.1002/lsm.23104

Entities

People

  • Raquel Ferrer‐espada
  • Tianhong Dai
  • Yan Baglo
  • Ying Gu
  • Ying Wang

Organizations

  • China Scholarship Council
  • Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
  • Harvard Medical School
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China
  • People’s Liberation Army
  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Readers

  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Immunology