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22 Jul 2002

Volume 81, Issue 4, pp. 571-782

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Effects of nonequilibrium atmospheric pressure plasmas on the heterotrophic pathways of bacteria and on their cell morphology

Mounir Laroussi, J. Paul Richardson, and Fred C. Dobbs

Appl. Phys. Lett. 81, 772 (2002); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1494863 (3 pages) | Cited 58 times

Online Publication Date: 16 July 2002

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To date, most research on the interaction of nonequilibrium, atmospheric pressure plasma discharges with bacteria has concentrated on the germicidal effects. Therefore, published results deal mainly with killing efficacy and little attention is given to physical mechanisms and biochemical pathways and their potential alterations when cells of microorganisms are exposed to the plasma. In this letter, an attempt to investigate the effects of plasma exposure on the biochemical pathways of bacteria is presented. In addition, using electron microscopy, we investigate if any gross morphological changes take place when cells are exposed to a lethal dose of plasma. We are testing the hypothesis that disruption of the cell membrane, sometimes to the point of cell lysis, is the mechanism whereby plasma kills cells. © 2002 American Institute of Physics.
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87.17.-d Cell processes
87.64.Ee Electron microscopy
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