Disinfectant testing: Use of the bioscreen microbiological growth analyser for laboratory biocide screening

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 288-292

  Lambert, R J ^a   Johnston, M D ^a   Simons, E A ^a  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DISINFECTION; POPULATION STATISTICS;

BIOSCREEN; COST EFFECTIVE; DISINFECTION KINETICS; LOG REDUCTIONS; MEASUREMENTS OF; MICROBIOLOGICAL GROWTH; OPTICAL PLATES; SUSPENSION TEST; TOTAL EFFECT; TRADITIONAL SUSPENSIONS;

BIOCIDES;

DISINFECTANT AGENT;

BIOCIDE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL GROWTH; SCREENING TECHNIQUE;

ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LABORATORY TEST; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCREENING TEST; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MIRABILIS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0031814035     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1998.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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