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- Title
Vapour-phase hydrogen peroxide inactivates Yersinia pestis dried on polymers, steel, and glass surfaces.
- Authors
Rogers, J. V.; Richter, W. R.; Shaw, M. Q.; Choi, Y. W.
- Abstract
Aims: This study evaluated the inactivation of virulent Yersinia pestis dried on polymers, steel, and glass surfaces using vapour-phase hydrogen peroxide. Methods and Results: A suspension of Y. pestis CO92 (1·70 × 108 CFU) was dried on 10 different types of test surfaces and exposed to vapour-phase hydrogen peroxide fumigation for a contact time of 2 h. A significant reduction in the log10 CFU of Y. pestis on all 10 materials was observed between the controls evaluated after a 1 h drying time and unexposed controls evaluated after the decontamination run. Qualitative growth assessment showed that vapour-phase hydrogen peroxide exposure inactivated Y. pestis on all replicates of the 10 test materials as well as biological indicators up to 7 days postexposure. Conclusions: Virulent Y. pestis CO92 is inactivated on polymers, steel, and glass surfaces when exposed to vapour-phase hydrogen peroxide without observable physical damage to the test materials. Significance and Impact of the Study: This study provides information for using vapour-phase hydrogen peroxide as a practical process for the decontamination of virulent Y. pestis in circumstances where time-dependent attenuation/inactivation or liquid/heat decontamination may not be the most suitable approach.
- Subjects
MICROBIOLOGY; HYDROGEN peroxide; YERSINIA pestis; POLYMERS; ANTI-infective agents; DISINFECTION &; disinfectants; FUMIGATION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; MACROMOLECULES
- Publication
Letters in Applied Microbiology, 2008, Vol 47, Issue 4, p279
- ISSN
0266-8254
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1472-765X.2008.02421.x