Studies on the mechanisms of the sporicidal action of ortho-phthalaldehyde

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 675-680

  Cabrera Martinez, R M ^b   Setlow, B ^b   Setlow, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGY; CULTIVATION; DNA;

B.SUBTILIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DIALDEHYDES; DNA DAMAGES; DNA-REPAIR; GERMINANTS; ORTHO-PHTHALALDEHYDE; SPORE GERMINATION; SPORICIDAL; VEGETATIVE CELLS;

SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; LYSOZYME; PHTHALALDEHYDE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; NONHUMAN; SPORE GERMINATION; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036233257     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2002.01572.x     Document Type: Article

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