Ozone for Inactivation of Aerosolized Bacteriophages

Figures & data

TABLE 1 Characteristics of bacteriophages used in this study

				Proteins make up
Virus	Size (nm)	Shape	Genome	the capsid	Envelope
MS2	25	Icosahedral	ssRNA	180	No
Phi X174	25–27	Icosahedral	ssDNA	60	No
Phi 6	75–86	Spherical	dsRNA	120	Yes
T7	45	Icosahedral	dsDNA	415	No

FIG. 1 Experimental apparatus to evaluate ozone on virus-containing aerosols

FIG. 2 Survival fraction of airborne MS2, phi X174, phi 6 and T7 exposed to different ozone concentrations at RH 55% and 85%. Error bars represent one standard deviation of the mean of at least three trials

FIG. 3 Survival fraction of airborne MS2, phi X174, phi 6, and T7 exposed to different ozone doses at RH 55% and 85%. Error bars represent one standard deviation of the mean of at least three trials