Types of microorganisms
Both bacteria, viruses, protozoa and fungi or yeasts, whether pathogenic or not, are vulnerable to ultraviolet light or UVGI radiation.
These microbes are largely responsible for or spread of various diseases, such as: the flu, gastroenteritis, salmonellosis, etc.
In addition to these more common germs, other more dangerous ones are sensitive to UV radiation, like the cause of diseases such as anthrax or cholera.
Because of this, the use of a germicidal radiation system directly impacts the quality of life of people where microbes can develop.
Some examples: laboratories, hospitals, food handling, medications …
Most common microbes sensitive to ultraviolet light
Adenovirus III | Phytomonas tumefaciens |
Agrobacterium tumefaciens | Poliovirus (Picornaviridae) |
Bacillus anthracis | Proteus vulgaris |
Bacillus megatherium Sp. | Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
Bacillus paratyphosus | Pseudomonas fluorescens |
Bacillus subtilis | Rhodospirillum rubrum |
Bacteriofago | Rotavirus (Reoviridae) |
Campylobacter jejuni | Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
Clostridium botulinum | Saccharomyces ellipsoideus |
Clostridium tetani | Saccharomyces sp. |
Corynebacterium diphtheriae | Salmonella enteritidis |
Coxsackie | Salmonella paratyphi |
Cryptosporidium parvum | Salmonella Species |
Chlorella vulgaris | Salmonella typhi |
Dysentery bacilli | Salmonella typhimurium |
Eberthella typhosa | Sarcina lutea |
Enterococcus faecalis | Serratia marcescens |
Escherichia coli (E. coli) | Shigella dysenteriae |
Influenza (Orthomyxoviridae) | Shigella flexneri |
Legionella bozemanii | Shigella paradysenteriae |
Legionella dumoffii | Shigella sonnei |
Legionella gormanii | Spirillum rubrum |
Legionella longbeachae | Staphylococcus albus |
Legionella micdadei | Staphylococcus aureus |
Legionella pneumophila | Staphylococcus epidermidis |
Leptospira canicola | Streptococcus haemolyticus |
Leptospira interrogans | Streptococcus lactis |
Listeria monocytogenes | Streptococcus pyrogenes |
Micrococcus candidus | Streptococcus salivarius |
Micrococcus sphaeroides | Streptococcus viridans |
Mucor racemosus (A y B) | Trichosporon |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Vibrio comma |
Neisseria – Moraxella catarrhalis | Vibrio cholerae |
Oospora lactis | Virus de la Hepatitis A (VHA) |
Penicillium expansum | Yersinia enterocolitica |
Penicillium roqueforti | … |