Bacterial intracellular solar container

What is solar water disinfection?

SODIS: Solar water disinfection, or SODIS, is based on the germicidal effect of UV light and its synergistic effect with rise in water temperature. The procedure is very user-friendly since it involves just filling a transparent container with water and placing it in direct sunlight for several hours.

Can solar water disinfection reduce the load of pathogenic microorganisms?

Solar water disinfection in large-volume containers: from the laboratory to the field. A case study in Tigray, Ethiopia Solar water disinfection (SODIS) is one of the most practical and low-cost techniques to reduce the load of pathogenic microorganisms in water at households in low-income areas.

Can polycarbonate plastic water cooler containers be used for solar water disinfection?

Water Res. 46 (7), 2344–2354 (2012). Keogh, M. B. et al. Capability of 19-L polycarbonate plastic water cooler containers for efficient solar water disinfection (SODIS): Field case studies in India, Bahrain and Spain. Sol.

Are solar water disinfection experiments based on intracellular ROS formation during E coli inactivation?

Solar water disinfection experiments for the study of intracellular ROS formation during E. coli inactivation were done under natural sunlight in clear sky conditions in April 2016 at the solar facilities of CIEMAT (PSA), South of Spain.

Does solar water disinfection of E coli occur in distilled water?

Solar water disinfection of E. coli within distilled water. Inactivation curve of E. coli (), UV-A irradiance () during solar irradiation, normalized FITC-A (), reference FITC-A value for control samples ().

Does solar radiation generate ROS in E coli bacteria?

The main goal of this work is to find out experimental evidence of ROS generation in E. coli bacteria in water exposed to solar radiation. Firstly, a protocol to detect intracellular generated ROS in E. coli cells using DCFH-DA as ROS probe has been developed.