title: Airborne stability of simian virus 40.
abstract: The influence of relative humidity on the airborne survival of simian virus 40 (SV40) was studied by allowing virus aerosols to age in rotating drums at 21 or 32 C and at a relative humidity (RH) value ranging from 22 to 88%. Airborne SV40 virus was stable at every RH tested at 21 C, but aerosols maintained at 32 C were inactivated within 60 min at mid-range RH values. The unusual stability at 21 C over a broad RH range indicates that potentially biohazardous situations may occur under laboratory conditions if this virus becomes accidentally airborne.
mesh_terms: D000336:Aerosols; D000391:Air Microbiology; D000397:Air Pollution; D000818:Animals; D046508:Culture Techniques; D003588:Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral; D000882:Haplorhini; D006813:Humidity; D007668:Kidney; D013539:Simian virus 40 / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors; D014776:Virus Cultivation
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols