Bacterial survival and dispersal in spray irrigation aerosols

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 575-585

  Donnison, A ^a   Ross, C ^a   Noonan, M ^b   Fisher, G ^c   Waller, J ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Bacterial cells; Bacterial spores; Spray irrigation; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BACTERIUM; DISPERSAL; IRRIGATION; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SERRATIA; SERRATIA ENTOMOPHILA; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 13244252452     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2004.9513622     Document Type: Article

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