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Comparison of fungicidal properties of non-thermal plasma produced by corona discharge and dielectric barrier discharge

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The inactivation of four micromycete species by action of non-thermal plasma was followed. Two sources of plasma were compared, namely, positive corona discharge and dielectric barrier discharge. The corona discharge appeared as suitable for fungal spore inactivation in water suspension, whereas the barrier discharge inactivated spores on the surface of cultivation agar. Cladosporium sphaerospermum was the most sensitive, being inactivated within 10 min of exposure to plasma, whereas Aspergillus oryzae displayed decrease in viable cell count only, the complete inactivation was not achieved even after 40 min of exposure. Intermediate sensitivity was found for Alternaria sp. and Byssochlamys nivea. The significant delay of growth was observed for all fungi after exposure to sublethal dose of plasma, but we failed to express this effect quantitatively.

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This study has been supported by grants MSM ČR 002162080 and SVV-2012-264506.

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  1. Institute of Immunology and Microbiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, 128 00, Prague, Czech Republic

    J. Julák

  2. Department of Computing and Control Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, 166 28, Prague, Czech Republic

    H. Soušková

  3. Department of Physics and Measurements, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague, 166 28, Prague, Czech Republic

    V. Scholtz & E. Kvasničková

  4. Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, 166 28, Prague, Czech Republic

    D. Savická

  5. Department of Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, 166 27, Prague, Czech Republic

    V. Kříha

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Julák, J., Soušková, H., Scholtz, V. et al. Comparison of fungicidal properties of non-thermal plasma produced by corona discharge and dielectric barrier discharge. Folia Microbiol 63, 63–68 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12223-017-0535-6

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