Morris J E, Fallon R J
J Hyg (Lond). 1973 Dec;71(4):761-70. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400023020.
Airborne bacteria surveys in nuclear submarines show that the total microbial load was maintained at satisfactorily low levels during prolonged patrols despite factors which were expected to increase this form of pollution.The isolation rates of Staphylococcus aureus and Neisseria meningitidis from nasal and nasopharyngeal swabs respectively, together with the serum antibody titres to Mycoplasma pneumoniae, before and after patrols suggested that the transmission of these organisms between individuals was not much increased by patrol conditions. The finding of higher numbers of airborne gram-negative rods and bodily contamination by enterobacteria is frequently reported in submersibles but does not appear to cause major outbreaks of illness in nuclear submarine crews.
核潜艇中的空气传播细菌调查表明，尽管存在一些预计会增加这种污染形式的因素，但在长时间巡逻期间，微生物总负荷仍保持在令人满意的低水平。巡逻前后，分别从鼻腔和鼻咽拭子中分离出金黄色葡萄球菌和脑膜炎奈瑟菌的比率，以及肺炎支原体的血清抗体滴度表明，巡逻条件并没有显著增加这些微生物在个体之间的传播。潜水器中经常报告空气中革兰氏阴性杆菌数量较多以及肠道细菌造成身体污染的情况，但这似乎并未在核潜艇船员中引发重大疾病暴发。
