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Optimal PUV disinfection was attained at 60 pulses\/min at 1 kV for 10 min (a UV output of 12.9 J\/cm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>). All reductions were statistically significant, and the greatest was observed for <jats:italic>S. aureus<\/jats:italic> (5.63 log<jats:sub>10<\/jats:sub>), followed by <jats:italic>C. albicans<\/jats:italic> (5.15 log<jats:sub>10<\/jats:sub>), <jats:italic>S. typhimurium<\/jats:italic> (5 log<jats:sub>10<\/jats:sub>), <jats:italic>B. cereus<\/jats:italic> (4.59 log<jats:sub>10<\/jats:sub>) and <jats:italic>E. coli<\/jats:italic> (4.55 log<jats:sub>10<\/jats:sub>). PUV treatment disrupted the pathogen DNA with the result that <jats:italic>S. aureus<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>C. albicans<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>S. typhimurium<\/jats:italic> were not detectable by PCR. 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