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Effect of germicidal UV-C light(254 nm) on eggs and adult of house dustmites, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and Dermatophagoides farinae (Astigmata: Pyroglyhidae)

Lah EF 1 , Musa RN , Ho TM 2

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  • 1 Acarology Unit, Infectious Disease Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, 50588 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2
Asian Pac J Trop Biomed, 2012 Sep;2(9):679-83.
PMID: 23569994 DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(12)60209-3

Abstract

To examined the immediate and 24 hours post- irradiation germicidal effects of UV-C lamp on eggs and adults of house dust mites Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (D. pteronyssinus) and Dermatophagoides farinae (D. farinae).

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