Fomite Transmission, Physicochemical Origin of Virus–Surface Interactions, and Disinfection Strategies for Enveloped Viruses with Applications to SARS-CoV-2

Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: What We Know

(2021) Jonathan M Samet et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Air, Surface Environmental, and Personal Protective Equipment Contamination by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) From a Symptomatic Patient

(2020) Sean Wei Xiang Ong et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Persistence of coronaviruses on inanimate surfaces and their inactivation with biocidal agents

(2020) G. Kampf et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Early Transmission Dynamics in Wuhan, China, of Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia

(2020) Qun Li et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Structural basis for the recognition of the SARS-CoV-2 by full-length human ACE2

(2020) Renhong Yan et al.   SCIENCE

Cryo-EM structure of the 2019-nCoV spike in the prefusion conformation

(2020) Daniel Wrapp et al.   SCIENCE

Can N95 Respirators Be Reused after Disinfection? How Many Times?

(2020) Lei Liao et al.   ACS Nano

A critical evaluation of current protocols for self-sterilizing surfaces designed to reduce viral nosocomial infections

(2020) Sadru-Dean Walji et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Microbicidal Actives with Virucidal Efficacy against SARS-CoV-2

(2020) M. Khalid Ijaz et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Structure, Function, and Antigenicity of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein

(2020) Alexandra C. Walls et al.   CELL

Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak: what the department of endoscopy should know

(2020) Alessandro Repici et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Different Types of Clinical Specimens

(2020) Wenling Wang et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Turbulent Gas Clouds and Respiratory Pathogen Emissions

(2020) Lydia Bourouiba   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Aerodynamic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in two Wuhan hospitals

(2020) Yuan Liu et al.   NATURE

Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 as Compared with SARS-CoV-1

(2020) Neeltje van Doremalen et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Enhanced isolation of SARS-CoV-2 by TMPRSS2-expressing cells

(2020) Shutoku Matsuyama et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Characterization of spike glycoprotein of SARS-CoV-2 on virus entry and its immune cross-reactivity with SARS-CoV

(2020) Xiuyuan Ou et al.   Nature Communications

Presence of SARS-Coronavirus-2 RNA in Sewage and Correlation with Reported COVID-19 Prevalence in the Early Stage of the Epidemic in The Netherlands

(2020) Gertjan Medema et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Built Environment Considerations To Reduce Transmission

(2020) Leslie Dietz et al.   mSystems

Does COVID-19 Spread Through Droplets Alone?

(2020) Thushara Galbadage et al.   Frontiers in Public Health

Susceptibility of SARS-CoV-2 to UV Irradiation

(2020) Christiane Silke Heilingloh et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Deactivation of SARS-CoV-2 with Pulsed Xenon Ultraviolet: implications for environmental COVID-19 control

(2020) Sarah Simmons et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Factors affecting stability and infectivity of SARS-CoV-2

(2020) Kwok-Hung Chan et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Relative contributions of transmission routes for COVID-19 among healthcare personnel providing patient care

(2020) Rachael M. Jones   JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE

Particle sizes of infectious aerosols: implications for infection control

(2020) Kevin P Fennelly   Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Increasing Temperature and Relative Humidity Accelerates Inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 on Surfaces

(2020) Jennifer Biryukov et al.   mSphere

Surface Chemistry Can Unlock Drivers of Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 in Variety of Environmental Conditions

(2020) Edris Joonaki et al.   Chem

Molecular Architecture of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus

(2020) Hangping Yao et al.   CELL

Survival of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus on the human skin: Importance of hand hygiene in COVID-19

(2020) Ryohei Hirose et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19

(2020) Ben Hu et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2

(2020) Kimberly A. Prather et al.   SCIENCE

Influenza A virus is transmissible via aerosolized fomites

(2020) Sima Asadi et al.   Nature Communications

Efficacy of masks and face coverings in controlling outward aerosol particle emission from expiratory activities

(2020) Sima Asadi et al.   Scientific Reports

Airborne Transmission of COVID-19: Aerosol Dispersion, Lung Deposition, and Virus-Receptor Interactions

(2020) Yi Y. Zuo et al.   ACS Nano

Longitudinal Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 RNA on High-Touch Surfaces in a Community Setting

(2020) Abigail P. Harvey et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Production of Pseudotyped Particles to Study Highly Pathogenic Coronaviruses in a Biosafety Level 2 Setting

(2019) Jean K. Millet et al.   Jove-Journal of Visualized Experiments

Virus deposition onto polyelectrolyte-coated surfaces: A study with bacteriophage MS2

(2019) Hien T.T. Dang et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Recognition of aerosol transmission of infectious agents: a commentary

(2019) Raymond Tellier et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Progress in the study of virus detection methods: The possibility of alternative methods to validate virus inactivation

(2019) Yu Zhang et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Coronavirus envelope protein: current knowledge

(2019) Dewald Schoeman et al.   Virology Journal

Cold Atmospheric Plasma as a Novel Method for Inactivation of Potato Virus Y in Water Samples

(2019) Arijana Filipić et al.   Food and Environmental Virology

Self-disinfecting surfaces and infection control

(2019) Micaela Machado Querido et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

Microbial Exchange via Fomites and Implications for Human Health

(2019) Brent Stephens et al.   Current Pollution Reports

Self-Disinfecting Copper Beds Sustain Terminal Cleaning and Disinfection Effects throughout Patient Care

(2019) Michael G. Schmidt et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Preparation of the inactivated Newcastle disease vaccine by plasma activated water and evaluation of its protection efficacy

(2019) Zhou Hongzhuan et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Virus Isoelectric Point Determination Using Single-Particle Chemical Force Microscopy

(2019) Xue Mi et al.   LANGMUIR

A rapid and label-free platform for virus capture and identification from clinical samples

(2019) Yin-Ting Yeh et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Transmission routes of respiratory viruses among humans

(2018) Jasmin S Kutter et al.   Current Opinion in Virology

Mechanism of Virus Inactivation by Cold Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma and Plasma-Activated Water

(2018) Li Guo et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Survival of the Enveloped Virus Phi6 in Droplets as a Function of Relative Humidity, Absolute Humidity, and Temperature

(2018) Aaron J. Prussin et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Sunlight-mediated inactivation of health-relevant microorganisms in water: a review of mechanisms and modeling approaches

(2018) Kara L. Nelson et al.   Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts

Fomite-mediated transmission as a sufficient pathway: a comparative analysis across three viral pathogens

(2018) Alicia N.M. Kraay et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Virus Transfer at the Skin–Liquid Interface

(2017) A. K. Pitol et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Surface Cleaning and Disinfection: Efficacy Assessment of Four Chlorine Types Using Escherichia coli and the Ebola Surrogate Phi6

(2017) Karin Gallandat et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Virucidal Activity of World Health Organization–Recommended Formulations Against Enveloped Viruses, Including Zika, Ebola, and Emerging Coronaviruses

(2017) Anindya Siddharta et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Antimicrobial peptide capsids of de novo design

(2017) Emiliana De Santis et al.   Nature Communications

Factors determining human-to-human transmissibility of zoonotic pathogens via contact

(2017) Mathilde Richard et al.   Current Opinion in Virology

Droplet-based microfluidics detector for bioaerosol detection

(2016) Brian Damit   AEROSOL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Survival and disinfection of an enveloped surrogate virus on Tyvek suits used for health care personal protective equipment

(2016) Travis W. Brown et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Evaluation of an Ethanol-Based Spray Disinfectant for Decontamination of Cover Gowns Prior to Removal

(2016) Sreelatha Koganti et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Full inactivation of alphaviruses in single particle and crystallized forms

(2016) Robert M. Lawrence et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGICAL METHODS

Electrostatic Forces Control Nonspecific Virus Attachment to Lettuce

(2016) EVERARDO VEGA et al.   JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION

Outbreaks Where Food Workers Have Been Implicated in the Spread of Foodborne Disease. Part 9. Washing and Drying of Hands To Reduce Microbial Contamination

(2016) EWEN C. D. TODD et al.   JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION

Disinfection of reusable elastomeric respirators by health care workers: A feasibility study and development of standard operating procedures

(2015) Mary T. Bessesen et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Disinfecting personal protective equipment with pulsed xenon ultraviolet as a risk mitigation strategy for health care workers

(2015) Chetan Jinadatha et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Face touching: A frequent habit that has implications for hand hygiene

(2015) Yen Lee Angela Kwok et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Viruses at Solid–Water Interfaces: A Systematic Assessment of Interactions Driving Adsorption

(2015) Antonius Armanious et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Bactericidal effect of various non-thermal plasma agents and the influence of experimental conditions in microbial inactivation: A review

(2015) Jian Guo et al.   FOOD CONTROL

Isoelectric point is an inadequate descriptor of MS2, Phi X 174 and PRD1 phages adhesion on abiotic surfaces

(2015) Christelle Dika et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Quantifying the Effect of Hand Wash Duration, Soap Use, Ground Beef Debris, and Drying Methods on the Removal of Enterobacter aerogenes on Hands

(2015) DANE A. JENSEN et al.   JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION

Emergence of a Stern Layer from the Incorporation of Hydration Interactions into the Gouy–Chapman Model of the Electrical Double Layer

(2015) Matthew A. Brown et al.   LANGMUIR

Survival of Enveloped and Non-Enveloped Viruses on Inanimate Surfaces

(2015) Swan Firquet et al.   MICROBES AND ENVIRONMENTS

Quantitative nanoscale electrostatics of viruses

(2015) M. Hernando-Pérez et al.   Nanoscale

Human Coronavirus 229E Remains Infectious on Common Touch Surface Materials

(2015) S. L. Warnes et al.   mBio

Inactivation of Murine Norovirus on a Range of Copper Alloy Surfaces Is Accompanied by Loss of Capsid Integrity

(2014) Sarah L. Warnes et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Mechanisms of Methods for Hepatitis C Virus Inactivation

(2014) Stephanie Pfaender et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Controlling Hospital-Acquired Infection: Focus on the Role of the Environment and New Technologies for Decontamination

(2014) Stephanie J. Dancer   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS

Violent expiratory events: on coughing and sneezing

(2014) Lydia Bourouiba et al.   JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS

Evaluating the virucidal efficacy of hydrogen peroxide vapour

(2014) S.M. Goyal et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Transmissible gastroenteritis virus and porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus infection induces dramatic changes in the tight junctions and microfilaments of polarized IPEC-J2 cells

(2014) Shanshan Zhao et al.   VIRUS RESEARCH

Understanding the antimicrobial mechanism of TiO2-based nanocomposite films in a pathogenic bacterium

(2014) Anna Kubacka et al.   Scientific Reports

Self-disinfecting surfaces: Review of current methodologies and future prospects

(2013) David J. Weber et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Transfer Efficiency of Bacteria and Viruses from Porous and Nonporous Fomites to Fingers under Different Relative Humidity Conditions

(2013) Gerardo U. Lopez et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Non-DLVO adhesion of F-specific RNA bacteriophages to abiotic surfaces: Importance of surface roughness, hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions

(2013) C. Dika et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS

Stability of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) under different environmental conditions

(2013) N van Doremalen et al.   Eurosurveillance

Comparison of the plaque assay and 50% tissue culture infectious dose assay as methods for measuring filovirus infectivity

(2013) Sophie J. Smither et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGICAL METHODS

Inactivation of Norovirus on Dry Copper Alloy Surfaces

(2013) Sarah L. Warnes et al.   PLoS One

Virus Inactivation Mechanisms: Impact of Disinfectants on Virus Function and Structural Integrity

(2012) Krista Rule Wigginton et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Replication Is Severely Impaired by MG132 due to Proteasome-Independent Inhibition of M-Calpain

(2012) Martha Schneider et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Inactivation of surrogate coronaviruses on hard surfaces by health care germicides

(2011) Rachel L. Hulkower et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Comparison of Surface Sampling Methods for Virus Recovery from Fomites

(2011) Timothy R. Julian et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Impact of Internal RNA on Aggregation and Electrokinetics of Viruses: Comparison between MS2 Phage and Corresponding Virus-Like Particles

(2011) C. Dika et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Photocatalytic disinfection using titanium dioxide: spectrum and mechanism of antimicrobial activity

(2011) Howard A. Foster et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Attachment of bacteriophages MS2 and ΦX174 onto kaolinite and montmorillonite: Extended-DLVO interactions

(2011) Constantinos V. Chrysikopoulos et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

Framework for Using Quantitative PCR as a Nonculture Based Method To Estimate Virus Infectivity

(2011) Brian M. Pecson et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Virus disinfection mechanisms: the role of virus composition, structure, and function

(2011) Krista Rule Wigginton et al.   Current Opinion in Virology

Applications of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation disinfection in health care facilities: Effective adjunct, but not stand-alone technology

(2010) Farhad Memarzadeh et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Silver Coordination Polymers for Prevention of Implant Infection: Thiol Interaction, Impact on Respiratory Chain Enzymes, and Hydroxyl Radical Induction

(2010) O. Gordon et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Effects of Air Temperature and Relative Humidity on Coronavirus Survival on Surfaces

(2010) L. M. Casanova et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Virus’ (MS2, ϕX174, and Aichi) Attachment on Sand Measured by Atomic Force Microscopy and Their Transport through Sand Columns

(2010) Ramesh Attinti et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

A Quantitative Approach to Defining “High-Touch” Surfaces in Hospitals

(2010) Kirk Huslage et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Virus transfer between fingerpads and fomites

(2010) T.R. Julian et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Isoelectric points of viruses

(2010) B. Michen et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

The role of particle size in aerosolised pathogen transmission: A review

(2010) Jan Gralton et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION

Molecular detection, quantification and characterization of human polyomavirus JC from waste water in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

(2010) Tulio Machado Fumian et al.   JOURNAL OF WATER AND HEALTH

Development of a Dose-Response Model for SARS Coronavirus

(2010) Toru Watanabe et al.   RISK ANALYSIS

Issues Concerning Survival of Viruses on Surfaces

(2010) P. Vasickova et al.   Food and Environmental Virology

The antiviral action of common household disinfectants and antiseptics against murine hepatitis virus, a potential surrogate for SARS coronavirus

(2009) Christine Dellanno et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Quantitative PCR for Determining the Infectivity of Bacteriophage MS2 upon Inactivation by Heat, UV-B Radiation, and Singlet Oxygen: Advantages and Limitations of an Enzymatic Treatment To Reduce False-Positive Results

(2009) B. M. Pecson et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Methods to evaluate the microbicidal activities of hand-rub and hand-wash agents

(2009) M. Rotter et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Antimicrobial surfaces and their potential in reducing the role of the inanimate environment in the incidence of hospital-acquired infections

(2009) Kristopher Page et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Effects of temperature and humidity on the efficacy of methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureuschallenged antimicrobial materials containing silver and copper

(2009) H.T. Michels et al.   LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

The iron-sulfur clusters of dehydratases are primary intracellular targets of copper toxicity

(2009) L. Macomber et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Relative Contributions of Four Exposure Pathways to Influenza Infection Risk

(2009) Mark Nicas et al.   RISK ANALYSIS

Survival of surrogate coronaviruses in water

(2009) Lisa Casanova et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Alternative Hand Contamination Technique To Compare the Activities of Antimicrobial and Nonantimicrobial Soaps under Different Test Conditions

(2008) J. L. Fuls et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Survival of Influenza Virus on Banknotes

(2008) Y. Thomas et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

UV Disinfection of Adenoviruses: Molecular Indications of DNA Damage Efficiency

(2008) A. C. Eischeid et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Impact of Chemical and Structural Anisotropy on the Electrophoretic Mobility of Spherical Soft Multilayer Particles: The Case of Bacteriophage MS2

(2008) Jérémie Langlet et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Methods for Sampling of Airborne Viruses

(2008) D. Verreault et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

A Gouy–Chapman–Stern model of the double layer at a (metal)/(ionic liquid) interface

(2007) Keith B. Oldham   JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Canine coronavirus inactivation with physical and chemical agents

(2007) Annamaria Pratelli   VETERINARY JOURNAL