Oligophilic Bacteria as Tools to Monitor Aseptic Pharmaceutical Production Units

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1371-1374

  Nagarkar, Parag P ^a   Ravetkar, Satish D ^a   Watve, Milind G ^b  

^a Research Foundation   (India)

^b ABASAHEB GARWARE COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISINFECTION; DRUG INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; STANDARD;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL VACCINES; CULTURE MEDIA; DISINFECTION; DRUG INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; STERILIZATION;

EID: 0035286467     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.3.1371-1374.2001     Document Type: Article

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