Title page for E-project-041505-095119

Project Type MQP

Submission date 2005-04-15

Author
Tuan Nguyen, BIO

URN E-project-041505-095119

Center Worcester, MA

Title Inactivation of Bacillus subtilis Spores by Ultraviolet and Solux Lighting

Advisor
Crusberg, Theodore C., BB

Availability unrestricted

Abstract
An intentional outbreak of anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) created a scare that forced an increasing awareness of this bacterial pathogen. This MQP used a bacterium of the same genus, Bacillus subtilis, to determine whether the use of ultraviolet light and simulated sunlight (Solux) would be able to inactivate the spores after various lengths of time, ranging from two minutes to forty-eight hours. The results showed that both sources of light were successful in the inactivation of B. subtilis spores.

Files
Tuan.Nguyen.MQP.Report.pdf

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Project Type	MQP
Submission date	2005-04-15
Author	Tuan Nguyen, BIO
URN	E-project-041505-095119
Center	Worcester, MA
Title	Inactivation of Bacillus subtilis Spores by Ultraviolet and Solux Lighting
Advisor	Crusberg, Theodore C., BB
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract An intentional outbreak of anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) created a scare that forced an increasing awareness of this bacterial pathogen. This MQP used a bacterium of the same genus, Bacillus subtilis, to determine whether the use of ultraviolet light and simulated sunlight (Solux) would be able to inactivate the spores after various lengths of time, ranging from two minutes to forty-eight hours. The results showed that both sources of light were successful in the inactivation of B. subtilis spores.
Files	Tuan.Nguyen.MQP.Report.pdf