Reactive oxygen species are involved in inhibition of photoreactivation of Staphylococcus aureus irradiated with 222-nm Far ultraviolet C

Risako Fukushi^1,2, Kouji Narita^1,3, Kyosuke Yamane⁴, Toru Koi⁴, Krisana Asano^1,5, Akio Nakane<sup>2,5

1</sup>Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
²Department of Nursing, School of Health Science, Hirosaki University of Health Welfare, Japan
³Institution for Animal Experimentation, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
⁴Ushio Inc., Japan
⁵Department of Biopolymer and Health Science, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan