The survival and recovery of bacteria in vacuum cleaner dust

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-45

  Sharp, Kay ^a   Haysom, Iain W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b BATH SPA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental contamination; Microbial survival; Salmonella; Vacuum cleaners

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; EQUIPMENT; HOME; HOUSE DUST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INOCULATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SALMONELLA; SAMPLE; URBAN AREA;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DUST; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; HOUSEKEEPING; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0037365519     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642400312300114     Document Type: Article

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