KINETICS OF THE EFFECTS OF OXYGEN ON LYOPHILIZED SERRATIA MARCESCENS
Abstract
Dried Serratia marcescens were exposed to various partial pressures of oxygen and nitrogen. The colony-forming ability of the organisms was rapidly destroyed during exposure to oxygen but unimpaired by exposure to purified nitrogen. The degree of inactivation depended upon temperature, time, and the partial pressure of oxygen regardless of whether pure oxygen or dry air was used.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0476494
Entities
People
- Robert R. Dewald
Organizations
- United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories