Bioterrorism is a prevalent topic in today's current events especially where Anthrax is concerned. This MQP used the bacterium B. subtilis as a surrogate for B. anthracis to understand the effects of white light on bacterial spores. Initial parameters of death kinetics for B. subtilis were determined using varying intensities and exposure times of white light. This project determined that white light, at intensities close to that of sunlight, has a major effect on killing spores of B. subtilis.

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Creator

• Barone, Ashley Elizabeth
• Fontaine, Cherie Beth
• Johnson, Katelyn Marie

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 03D046M

Advisor

• Crusberg, Theodore C.

Year

• 2003

Date created

• 2003-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biology & Biotechnology

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• All rights reserved