SPECIFICITY OF ULTRASOUND INFLUENCE ON BACTERIAL AGGLOMERATES DESTRUCTION IN AQUEOUS SUSPENSION. (English)

Sonication has two main effects on bacterial suspensions. The first effect is bacterial declumping which breaks up agglomerates into a large number of individual bacteria in a suspension and the second one is bacterial inactivation which depends on reducing of individual ability of cells' reproduction. The general effect of applying ultrasound is connected with the sonication time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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