Open AccessMethylene blue-mediated photodynamic inactivation as a novel disinfectant of enterovirus 71
Author(s) -
TakWah Wong,
Hsuan-Jung Huang,
Ya-Fang Wang,
Yi-Ping Lee,
Chien-Chun Huang,
Chun-Keung Yu
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkq301
Subject(s) - methylene blue , photosensitizer , photodynamic therapy , coxsackievirus , infectivity , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , in vivo , poliovirus , disinfectant , virology , enterovirus , biology , virus , photochemistry , biochemistry , photocatalysis , organic chemistry , catalysis
We tested whether methylene blue, an inexpensive and safe photosensitizer, is feasible for photodynamic inactivation of enterovirus 71 (EV71) in the environment.
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