Assesssment of sporicidal efficacy

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 281-287

  Russell, A D ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial spores; Damaged spores; Germination; Methodology; Outgrowth; Spore mutants; Spore resistance; Sporicidal agents; Sporicidal mechanisms; Sporulation

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BIGUANIDE DERIVATIVE; CETYLPYRIDINIUM SALT; CHLORHEXIDINE ACETATE; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; CRESOL; ETHYLENE OXIDE DERIVATIVE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; IODINE DERIVATIVE; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUND; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHENYLMERCURIC NITRATE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM COLONY; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOOD CONTROL; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; SPOROGENESIS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

BACTERIA; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; PH EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

SPORICIDAL EFFICACY;

BIOCIDES;

EID: 0032034198     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-8305(98)00019-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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