A comparative study of atmospheric plasma and narrowband UV radiation effect on bacteria

Experimental results on peculiarities of bactericidal effect of atmospheric plasma components and narrowband ultraviolet (UV) radiation of barner discharge XeBr- and KrBr-excilamps on the cultures Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus are presented. Combination of such plasma components as UV radiation at 190 < λ < 220 nm and electroneutral particles is shown to possess the best sterilizing action. A KrBr-excilamp is shown to possess the unique spectrum, which corresponds to maximum of DNA inactivation section of microorganisms.