BACTERICIDIC ACTION OF NITROGEN DIOXIDE ON THE VEGETATIVE AND SPOROUS FORMS OF BACILLUS ANTHRACTS

Abstract

Various gaseous substances, nitrogen dioxide in particular, were tested as disinfectants of objects contaminated with anthrax bacilli. Results showed that under the influence of strong bactericidal gas both vegetative and sporous forms of Bacillus anthracis at a concentration of 0.5 grams per 1 liter of air, at room temperature and normal atmospheric pressure are completely destroyed in 15 minutes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 20, 1963
Accession Number
AD0601355

Entities

People

  • A. A. Akhumova
  • A. A. Polyskov
  • K. N. Arbuzov
  • K. P. Chepurov
  • T. A. Trzhetsetskaya

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Barometric Pressure
  • Biological Laboratories
  • Disinfectants
  • Fungi
  • Gas Gangrene
  • Microbiology
  • Microorganisms
  • Nitric Acid
  • Nitrogen
  • Nitrogen Compounds
  • Nitrogen Oxides
  • Scientific Research
  • Veterinary Medicine

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Microbial Pathology