A kinetic study of the effect of hydrogen peroxide and peracetic acid against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa using the bioscreen disinfection method

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 782-786

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

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DISINFECTION; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBER OPTICS; OXIDATION;

BIOSCREEN; CHICK-WATSON; DISINFECTION KINETICS; DISINFECTION METHODS; HOM'S MODEL; KINETIC STUDY; NON LINEAR; PERACETIC ACIDS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0033400660     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00930.x     Document Type: Article

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