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The apparatus enabling the generation of low-temperature plasma by DC negative point-to-plane corona discharge at atmospheric pressure in air was developed. The bactericidal effect of plasma was verified on cultures of six non-sporulating aerobic bacterial species, inoculated onto the surface of various semisolid cultivation media. The bactericidal effect was evaluated quantitatively using the area of inhibition zones as its measure.
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Julák, J., Kříha, V. & Scholtz, V. Corona discharge: A simple method of its generation and study of its bactericidal properties. Czech J Phys 56 (Suppl 2), B1333–B1338 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10582-006-0370-5
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10582-006-0370-5