An effective sporicidal reagent against Bacillus subtilis spores

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 279-283

  Kida, Nori ^a   Mochizuki, Yasushi ^a   Taguchi, Fumiaki ^b  

^a Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

EDTA; Ethanol; Ferric chloride; Sporicidal reagent

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; EDETATE DISODIUM; FERRIC CHLORIDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; REAGENT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037270729     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2003.tb03396.x     Document Type: Article

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