Table 3.

Action of ultraviolet (UV) irradiation against microorganisms

Microorganism	UV		Log inactivation	References
	Wavelength	Dosage (mJ/cm2)
E. coli	280	15.35	4.5	Li et al. (2017)
E. coli	285	8.4	2.5–3.0	Zou et al. (2019)
Bacillus species	268	46.08	5.7	Shen et al. (2020)
B. subtilis	250	59.20	3	Li et al. (2018)
E. coli Listeria	268	7	1.2 0.6	Green et al. (2018)