Effect of microwaves on survival of some bacterial strains

Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 371-378

  Atmaca, Selahattin ^a   Akdag, Zülküf ^a   Dasdag, Süleyman ^a   Celik, Salih ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DELFTIA ACIDOVORANS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; MICROWAVES; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0030342091     PISSN: 12178950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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