title: Germicidal effect of ultraviolet irradiation on paper contaminated with mycobacteria.
abstract: An ultraviolet chamber for decontaminating single sheets of paper seeded with mycobacteria was investigated. The ultraviolet killing effect ranged from 50% for Mycobacterium kansasii to more than 99% for M. tuberculosis.
mesh_terms: D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000528:radiation effects*; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000528:radiation effects; D010209:Paper; D011830:Radiation Effects; D013242:Sterilization; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays