Effect of aerosolization on culturability and viability of gram-negative bacteria

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3585-3588

  Heidelberg, J F ^a   Shahamat, M ^b   Levin, M ^b   Rahman, I ^a   Stelma, G ^c   Grim, C ^a   Colwell, R R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZTREONAM; NALIDIXIC ACID;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE INFECTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; COLONY FORMATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYTOPHAGA; KLEBSIELLA; NEGIBACTERIA; RAOULTELLA PLANTICOLA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0030875909     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.9.3585-3588.1997     Document Type: Article

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