Measurement Report: Effects on viability, culturability, and cells fragmentation of two bioaerosol generators during aerosolization of <i>E. coli</i> bacteria

Mazzei, Federico; Brunoldi, Marco; Gatta, Elena; Parodi, Franco; Prati, Paolo; Vernocchi, Virginia; Massabò, Dario

doi:10.5194/acp-26-1265-2026

Articles | Volume 26, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-1265-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-1265-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 26, issue 2

Measurement report

|

26 Jan 2026

Measurement report |

| 26 Jan 2026

Measurement Report: Effects on viability, culturability, and cells fragmentation of two bioaerosol generators during aerosolization of E. coli bacteria

Federico Mazzei, Marco Brunoldi, Elena Gatta, Franco Parodi, Paolo Prati, Virginia Vernocchi, and Dario Massabò

Data sets

Effects on viability, culturability, and cells fragmentation of two bioaerosol generators during aerosolization of E. coli bacteria Federico Mazzei et al. https://doi.org/10.17632/j962hdhc96.1

Short summary

The goal of this study was to compare the performance of two aerosol generators in terms of nebulization efficiency, size distribution, bacterial fragmentation, and the stresses produced on bacteria during nebulization, including loss of viability and culturability. Our findings indicated that bacterial viability is significantly influenced by nebulization procedures, and nebulization efficiency varies among different nebulizers.