Elimination of adhering bacteria from surfaces by pulsed laser beams

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 177-179

  Sadoudi, A K ^a   Herry, J M ^a   Cerf, O ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PULSED LASERS;

DECIMAL REDUCTION; DYNAMIC CONDITION; ENERGY DENSITY; FOOD INDUSTRIES; MICRO-ORGANISMS; MICROBIAL LOADS; NUMBER OF SHOTS; PULSED-LASER BEAMS; STAINLESS STEEL SURFACE; THREE-WAVELENGTHS;

LASER BEAMS;

STAINLESS STEEL;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; NONHUMAN; PULSED DYE LASER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030965442     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1997.00371.x     Document Type: Article

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