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The Effect of Ozone on Common Environmental Fungi
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Clinical Laboratory Science
- Article date:
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April 1, 2008
- Author:
- Korzun, William; Hall, Jeffrey; Sauer, Ronald
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Copyright informationCopyright American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science Spring 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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OBJECTIVE: To determine if gaseous ozone can effectively kill common environmental fungi.
DESIGN: This study was designed to test the null hypothesis that there is no significant difference in viability between fungal conidia treated with ozone and fungal conidia not treated with ozone. A single control group design was utilized.
SETTING: Academic research laboratory.
INTERVENTIONS: Freshly prepared suspensions of Cladosporium spp., Stachybotrys spp., and Aspergillus niger conidia were diluted and plated onto the surface of solid agar plates. The plates were exposed to room air or to different concentrations of ozone for up to four hours, as were uninoculated plates. All plates were then ...