Bactericidal properties of ozone and its potential application as a terminal disinfectant

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1100-1106

  Moore, Ginny ^a   Griffith, Chris ^a   Peters, Adrian ^a  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; DECONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; OZONE; SURVIVAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033861235     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-63.8.1100     Document Type: Article

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