Open AccessStudy of the Effect of Low-Temperature Plasma Exposure on Mould Fungi Colonizing Paper
Author(s) -
Inessa A. Gontcharova,
Алина Александровна Арашкова,
S. Bordusau,
S. Madveika,
И. И. Филатова,
Veronika Lyushkevich,
A. Brablec
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
plasma physics and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2336-2634
pISSN - 2336-2626
DOI - 10.14311/ppt.2016.3.147
Subject(s) - aspergillus niger , pigment , aspergillus , chemistry , plasma , plasma levels , atmospheric pressure plasma , plasma concentration , microbiology and biotechnology , aspergillus versicolor , food science , biology , organic chemistry , pharmacology , physics , quantum mechanics , endocrinology
The influence of radiofrequency cold plasma in ambient air at 200 Pa pressure on mould fungi of the genus Aspergillus was studied. It was shown that 20 min plasma treatment of paper with mould and contamination reduced the number of colony forming units but didn't lead to complete suppression of fungal viability. Strains of A. versicolor after plasma treatment lost the ability to excrete pink pigment to the environment. A. niger strains were more resistant and kept acidification ability. One of the possible plasma inactivation factors was formation of reactive hydroxyl (OH) radical.