Assessment of resistance towards biocides following the attachment of micro-organisms to, and growth on, surfaces

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 248-254

  Gilbert, P ^a   Das, J R ^b   Jones, M V ^b   Allison, D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

96-WELL; BIOCIDAL ACTIVITY; EXPOSED TO; MICRO-ORGANISMS; MICROTITRE PLATE; NEUTRALISERS; PERACETIC ACIDS; POLYHEXAMETHYLENE BIGUANIDE; RAPID METHOD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BIOCIDES;

2 PHENOXYETHANOL; BIOCIDE; CETRIMIDE; CHLOROXYLENOL; PERACETIC ACID; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE);

MICROORGANISM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CALCULATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0034914594     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2001.01385.x     Document Type: Article

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